The more we practice something, the more impulsive it will become for us to do it, and the more control it will gain over our lives.
That goes for bad habits as well as good. Consider:
Galatians 6:7-8 (NIV) — 7 “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
We reap what we sow, that is to say, we will reap the consequences of whatever we practice doing. So what we sow — bad or good — will eventually dominate our whole outlook on life.
Sadly, we usually associate the concept of sowing and reaping with doing bad things and reaping the destructive consequences.
But consider the joy of being given that much control over our future! We have at our immediate disposal the chance to have our whole lives dominated by what is associated with eternal life and is stunningly beautiful.
All it takes is relying on the Holy Spirit’s power to turn our thoughts away from what we already know is sordid and ugly or a waste of time and deliberately thinking about what we already know is beautiful and good.
Thoughts are the precursors to our actions. So, “… whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
And, on account of the law of sowing and reaping, this is one way we can be assured of lifelong peace of mind, because, as someone has said, “Wrong does not result from right, and a good present cannot give birth to a bad future.” (James Allen)
