“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” (James 5:16) One of problems with a series of columns on the same subject is everyone doesn’t read my column 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 columns covering the six of the seven habits of highly effective Christians may be read on my website, www.devotions.com. So far, I have discussed six key habits that I consider paramount in […]

“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. I do not have the market cornered on the list of all the habits that should […]

“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. He put it this way, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but […]

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” (John 6:44) A friend of mine and I were talking the other day about life in general. I have been concerned for quite some time about his soul, but was afraid to ask him for fear that the question would divide us. I kept telling myself that I could do more good by trying to show him a godly lifestyle than I ever could by popping the question and driving him away. A recent […]