A Joyful Habit

            Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Forming a good habit of drinking it daily is a sure way to focus on a life of JOY!

          The Greek Philosopher, Aristotle, said: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” 

          Some of our habits are good and some are…NOT.  Hopefully, most of us are in the habit of washing our face and brushing our teeth every morning. That’s a good habit!  Going to church faithfull is a good habit.

      But what about being glued to the tv…or our cell phones, iPads and computers? While some of that can be good…we can take it to the extreme and form a bad habit…spending hours on social media rather than…say….in the Word of God?  

            Maybe we should pray about our habits!  Prayer, itself, is a good habit; one of the best I know!  Let’s rely on God to fill us with His wisdom and JOY…developing the habit of always going to Him first!  In Proverbs 4:11, God promises us:  “I will guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.”  That seems so simple, doesn’t it?  But we need to be aware that we’re in a battle because our enemy is out to destroy those good, Godly habits by tempting us in our weak areas.

            Standing firm in our faith is a wonderful habit that will help us to walk in His ways. With God’s help we can practice His wisdom and JOY until it becomes a natural part of our life.

            Let’s develop a JOYful habit of drinking and sharing the JOY JUICE of JESUS!