Three-Day Stretch

Three-Day Stretch

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds ~ 2 Corinthians 10:4 Have you ever noticed that it’s hard to get past the first three days of changing a habit? I call it the three-day...
How To Do A SELF Check

How To Do A SELF Check

See, I’m doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland ~Isaiah 43:19 Changing a habit is hard because the process causes a frenzy of internal stress. Our goal this week is to learn how to...
Game Time Decisions

Game Time Decisions

To answer before listening—that is folly and shame ~Proverbs 18:13 As creatures of habit we develop certain reactions to anxiety, most of which are not healthy. All too often, these reactions comes as a result of our past experiences and tend to follow us into...
Negotiating A Non-Negotiable

Negotiating A Non-Negotiable

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us ~Hebrews 12:1 Instituting a non-negotiable is an...
How To Create Soul Space

How To Create Soul Space

Be still, and know that I am God ~Psalm 46:10 When trying to change a habitual thought pattern or behavior it is critical to cultivate soul-space. The goal is to create just enough space in the moment of tension to widen the decision gap so you can make a different...
Standing Firm in the Fight

Standing Firm in the Fight

It is for freedom that Christ set us free, stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery ~Galatians 5:1 We all have habits we want to break. This struggle is a natural bent of our human condition. We seek to satisfy cravings and...