How to lead
A Christian Life
5 Basic Habits of the Christian Life
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let's talk about five basic habits for
the Christian life you know living as a
Christian in some ways doesn't make us
that different than the people around us
because we are in the world but we're
not of the world so so there's this
tension sometimes that we we should live
our lives it is relatable to the people
around us but on the other hand there
should be some habits that distinguish
us there are some basic things that
Christians have always done and should
always do there are five of them habit
number one is reading the Bible now the
Bible is God's Word that's what
Christians believe Christians believe
the Bible is infallible
it's authoritative we believe that it is
our guide for living so if we believe
those things will we better read the
Bible for ourselves the good news is as
a Christian you don't just have to
listen to what your pastor says about
the Bible that's part of it hopefully
he's teaching you some great stuff but
you can go open your Bible app or open
your Bible at home and you can read
God's Word for yourself you can read and
study the Bible and this is a basic
habit that every Christian should have
in their life either daily or at least
weekly the second habit is prayer you
know the Christian life is not just a
religion it's a relationship it's a
relationship with a personal Living God
God isn't some far-off distant being
that's not interested in our lives he
wants a relationship with us that's what
Christianity is about that's what a
pursuit of God is all about and just
like any other relationship it's not
going to be a very good relationship if
you don't communicate regularly you know
if you if you communicate with your
spouse once a month or once a year or
just when you really have troubles in
your life you're gonna have a pretty
lousy marriage and the same things true
and in your relationship with God if you
communicate with him just when you need
something you're gonna have a pretty
lousy pursuit of God so that's why the
habit of Prayer is really important in
every Christians life now the third
habit is connection you know just like
prayer is a way that we connect with God
small groups and group life that's the
way that we connect with other people
some people call this fellowship
connecting intentionally with people in
our world in a small group in family
devotional time and
couple devotional time you know meeting
with a men's group a women's group
whatever these things should not be
optional in our lives as Christians we
should pursue this because this is a
spiritual habit that will develop a
greater love for God a greater
understanding of his word and a better
ability to live it out in our everyday
lives
the fourth habit is giving every single
Christian needs to understand the
importance of being a giver it's really
easy to get caught up in the thought
that that I'm a consumer you know Jesus
loves me he died for me that pastors
preaching a message for me you know that
worship is is for me and how it makes me
feel and reading the Bible is all for me
and if you're not careful you can think
that the Christian life is just all
about you but this fourth habit is
important that as Christians we should
be givers not just takers now that means
we should give of our time through
serving we should give of our talent you
know in the local church or or even just
in the community we should be a giver
and we should give of our treasure as
well we should give financially on a
regular basis to Kingdom advancing
purposes to the local church into World
Missions so that is what the fourth
habit of giving is all about and the
fifth habit for the Christian life is
sharing your faith you know this is the
one that sort of makes people a little
bit nervous wait so I'm supposed to
share my faith with people in the world
Jesus called that making disciples and a
lot of a lot of Christians believe that
that's something that only pastors
should do or people in full-time
ministry should do but the more you read
the Bible the more you'll understand
that sharing your faith making disciples
mentoring people in your world helping
them discover the truth of God's Word so
that they could live it out in their
everyday lives this is something that
God has called all of us to do that's
what he said in Matthew 28 when he said
go make disciples he was saying go share
your faith don't keep this to yourself
invite other people into this pursuit of
God
that's the fifth habit there are more
habits for the Christian life but these
five basic habits are a great start and
you should never think that you would
graduate from these five basic habits of
the Christian life
