Miles -what it means

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Hand of GOD
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

January 2, 2019. Eureka Springs, AR. Habits

As I woke up this morning, the word "habit" was on my mind. I laid in bed, doing some stomach crunches, hip rotations, leg lifts and neck stretches to prepare for throwing my legs over the side of the bed, putting both feet on the floor after sliding my feet into my slippers and getting ready to rise to my feet, steady myself, put on my sweat pants and sweater and proceed to the sink for my dental routine, then to the bathroom for that routine and on to the table and a series of other regular..........habits.
When we consider what we do every day, the regimen we follow and the things that are essential for us to complete before we can do other things, it's obvious that we are creatures of habit, beholden to a system of action, without which, we would be unable to get anything of value accomplished. Some of the things we do are habits, some are things we do without even thinking (like breathing, heart beating, blinking, scratching, clearing our throat, recognizing familiar objects or noticing something we haven't noticed before. And some of the things we do are beyond just habits, but are actually addictions (coffee, smoking, eating)o, but what we may call bad habits. There are some good habits like exercise, work, shopping, church, television, music, which can become bad for us when we go too far, spend too much or give of our time beyond what is considered healthy.
One of our goals each year, as we start another new year, should be to evaluate our habits. Where do we spend most of our time and our money? Are we being lured into habits which compromise our moral standards or are actually in the class of activities which could be considered sin or ungodly? As we lay in bed every morning and prepare for the new day, what is the first thought we grasp for the day before us, and is it something which is truly good for us, good for those we will encounter, and most of all does it bring honor and glory to God?
I guess this means we need to add another habit to our current list, so that we can add what is good and eliminate what is not. Have a nice, or nicer, new year.

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