Little Things Matter

Whatever a person sows he will also reap. —Galatians 6:7

How many unhealthy or destructive habits of ten, fifteen, twenty-five years or more have become nearly impossible for you to break? At one point in life those habits were a matter of a simple choice. You said yes when you should and could have said no. And now you find you can’t say no.

Whether it’s a habit related to eating, work, spending, or something else, those small choices from early in life now require a level of restraint you find difficult, if not impossible, to marshal. Seeds sown carelessly years ago have produced a crop you never envisioned.

But just as little choices lead to heavyweight habits, even a baby step of repentance can set us on a different pathway. In acknowledging the stronghold in your life and your helplessness to change, and in relying on the power of the Holy Spirit to enable you to take each step of obedience, even the most monstrous of habits can give way to freedom and be replaced with new, godly habits—one small step at a time.

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The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings

©2012 Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Scripture taken from The CSB