Habits

Joyce Meyer is my best friend Carrin's favorite "church lady." She has an app that you can put on your phone that has 30 min. daily pod casts that Carrin has been encouraging me to get for about a year now. When Carrin came to see me last Thursday she conveniently downloaded this app on my phone. Today I finally had a chance to listen.
God is so Good.
I believe it is no accident that the subject Joyce was speaking about today was habits.
She began by saying that everyone has habits~ the Good Ones Benefit us and the Bad Ones STEAL from us. That really resonated with me..... She goes on to say: We tend to fight with the bad ones rather than spending our energy on the good.
I say Amen! For years I have encouraged people about something I believe so deeply~
When you are Spirit Filled there is No Room for Anything Else.
Even when the evil misfortunes of the world is come at ya (and boy do they) ~ When there is NO Room for that evil your coat of armor is in tact! We allow the Lord to do His good work by wrapping our souls in protection. Therefore not allowing that evil to effect what matters most: Our relationship with God.
Joyce Meyer had my ears up and heart open touching on habits, focusing on setting good ones, putting less energy in the bad, picking bite sizes pieces to start with, etc.
It all makes me think about us and walking through this journey of habitual change~
We need to give our selves grace when we fall and yet stand righteous in confidence that WE CAN and WE WILL Live the Life meant for us in the Vessel God Blessed us with.
Joyce Quoted 2 scriptures I think we all should marinate in for a moment:
Galatians 5:16 
Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 
Romans 12:21 
Do not be overcome by evil,but overcome evil with good. 
This journey to change is not about deprivation and what we can not have. It is about recognizing and having awareness for our mindless indulgence so we can Change Those Habits.
When we veer off the "Daniel Plan" as long as we do it mindfully God will shed His Light.
Perhaps it is to expose what our "bad habits" are. Because if we can name them we can deal with them. And if we Declare Better Health HE will guide us until we achieve our goals.
Good night my friends~
God bless you!