BAD HABITS OR BAD WEEDS!

Did you know that the Word of God commands us to "not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. Romans 6:12;?" It's much like yanking weeds out of your garden. You and I both know that it can be a struggle to stay on top of dandelions, crabgrass and the like. It can be difficult to overcome God's curse in the Garden of Eden. Genesis 3:17-18; And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat of the herb of the field;"

When the ground is hard and dry it is nearly impossible to rid that ground of the weeds in it. But when you get a good rain, the ground gets soft and you can pull them out real easy. And did you notice. The newest or youngest weeds are the easiest to pull out in soft ground because they don't have deep roots, whereas the older more mature weeds have deep roots and are more stubborn to pull out.
Bad habits are just like that. The longer they remain in us, the more difficult they are to uproot. If we uproot them early when the heart is tender towards the love of God then we have the best chance for success.
In Romans 5:20-21; we read "Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." These truths can soften the soil of a hard heart. And when we understand that Jesus died to free us from the penalty and power of sin, we will see the need to fight aggressively against sinful habits.
A passive faith will never kill bad habits. In order for these truths to work, an active faith needs to be applied. Yanking weeds out is often painful. It comes with many failures. Weeds grow back unless the root is taken out. But when we root out the weeds, 'the bad habits', success follows and then failure is defeated finally!
Do you need to pull some weeds out today? They say a bad habit is like a soft chair. It is easy to get into but hard to get out of.
Have a great day in the Lord and I look forward to your feedback.
Blessings. Pastor Coutts