Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Make a Habit of Having No Habits

Love means that there is no habit visible, you have come to the place where the habit is lost, and by practice you do the thing unconsciously.

-Oswald Chambers


This statement from Mr. Chambers is preceded by a statement saying that Christians can have "Christian Habits" that is we do things out of routine that we should be doing out of love. Bible study for example could become something that is done because we have to or we have always done it that way. Prayer is another example, do you check off a list as you pray(which is not bad sometimes)or do you really seek to spend time with God as with a friend? Just like in a relationship with a significant other, there should be spontaneity in your relationship with God. If you took your significant other to the same restaurant every week for dinner it would get old quick.

Bottom line: God wants us to seek him in different ways out of love, not obligation or habit.

No comments:

Post a Comment