A Dozen Good Habits

Good habits are necessary. These twelve rules for a way of life were written long ago in a family Bible, and are still useful in this present world. These dozen habits will bless you and please God.

• Begin each day with prayer [Ps.5:3]
• Start your day looking up

• Work hard [Ecc.9:10] with thy might
• [Eph.6:5] as unto Christ [Titus 2:9-10] please them well in all things

• Love your Family [Titus 2:1-8] comes by observation
• [Eph.5:20-33] comes by command

• Make Light of your Troubles [Phil.4:4-7] careful for nothing
• [1 Cor.10:13] common to man, none of yours are special

• Follow the golden rule [Matt.7:12]
• Treating others as would like them to treat you

• Read the Bible [Isa.34:16] You must seek it out!
• [1 Pet.2:2] Feed and grow

• Show Kindness [2 Pet.1:5-9]
• Kindness is a choice, you choose to be kind

• Read worthwhile books [Prov.19:27]
• When this list was compiled in the 1800’s there was no internet, tv, wow. Be very careful with what you are exposed to today

• Be pure and clean [2 Cor.6:17-18] be separate
• [1 Pet.1:15-16] be ye holy

• Have charity in your heart [Gal.6:2] a burden for others
• [Gal.5:13-14] that one word is charity

• Be obedient and respectful [Rom.13:1-2] it’s for your advantage
• [1 Pet.2:17-18] be subject to

• End each day in prayer [Ps.141:2]
• Let your prayers be a final sacrifice of the day, as sweet incense