How To Kill A Bad Habit

Welcome to day four of “How to Kill a Bad Habit.” While we’ve explored the anatomy of a habit, where it comes from, how it draws us in, and what we can do to avoid it; it’s time to arm ourselves with what we need to survive if we find ourselves face to face with it. After all, temptation is a clever enemy, and sooner or later, we will all end up in a position where we need to overcome it.

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

James 1:14-15

“Paddling Downstream” is a powerful tool that Ben Stuart introduces us to today. When faced with the lure towards something not of God, we can imagine all of the results of choosing poorly.

How do we learn to pause and measure the repercussions of our actions before we even take them? Let’s find out together.

As we gear up to actually take action and confront our bad habits, We are challenged to consider all of the negative outcomes of engaging in a particular behavior before actually engaging in that particular behavior.

It’s another simple question we can ask ourselves that can have life-changing results:

“What will this habit cost me?”

Before you engage in temptation, look at the destruction it may cause you later in life. When you compare the consequences of the action to the benefit of not performing that action, the allure begins to lessen. Remember, “sin loses its allure in the cold light of day.”