(This is part three of a three-part series on the seven habits of highly effective Christians) “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” (James 5:16) One of problems with a series of devotions on the same subject is everyone doesn’t read my devotion from week-to-week. Therefore, I have to restate some of what I said in the interest of clarity and continuity. Of course, the two previous devotions covering six of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Christians may be read on my website, www.devotions.com. […]

(This is part two of a three-part series on the seven habits of highly effective Christians) “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” (Luke 18:27) Webster’s defines a habit as a recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition; an established disposition of the mind or character. It is the latter statement that inspired me to examine what I consider to be the seven most important habits that every Christian should possess. Mind you now, my list is not all-inclusive. […]

(This is part one of a three-part series on the seven habits of highly effective Christians) “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Nothing could be truer, right? If only we only understood that the same principle applies to our adult lives, too. Indeed, if we are willing to train ourselves, we can develop the habits that we would like to see in ourselves and other Christians. Even Aristotle agreed. “We are […]

“‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’” (Matthew 14:29) In the late 1970’s, I vacationed frequently at Nags Head. I remember one summer in particular. Several of us decided to go deep-sea fishing in the Gulf Stream, which is not far from North Carolina’s Outer Banks and offers some of the finest dolphin fishing that a charter boat captain can muster. We awoke early that morning because we had to be at the dock by 5:00 a.m. It was windy and our charter boat captain […]