Thought for the day

"There=s another kind of habit that you need to be aware of.  This is not a bad habit - nor is it a good habit.  It is a thing you do at the same time every day or every week, something that you really don=t need to think about much, because you have done it this way for a long time, or a very long time.  Just be careful that these habits don=t keep you from a blessing or a Word from God.  Sometimes, not always, but sometimes, doing the same thing the same way at the same time, over and over, becomes something you do because it is easy or doesn’t require any action on our part to do, but it might not fit, where you are in (God's) time, at all.

Sometimes, the Holy Spirit speaks to you while you are doing the laundry, asking you to go here or go there, do this or that, call this person or that person - sometimes, during your favorite TV program. Can you count the times that your children needed you and you told them you were too busy, doing one of those habitual things. How about our spouse needing just a few minutes to talk to you about something and you wouldn't even turn your head away from the TV.

In these cases it is not the habit itself that is good or bad, it is the trap that the habit sets to keep you engaged and keep you from the spontaneous moments, some God ordained. At bare minimum, the next time your child or your spouse says they need you, give them a few seconds and break away from the habitual for a moment. God-thinking finds out what they want, prior to saying, wait a minute, or what now, or worse.

Excerpts from The Power of God Thinking by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2010