Read Proverbs Chapter 23.
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\u201c Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge.\u201d Proverbs 23:12
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I recently came across a book on habits. \u201cAtomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones\u201d by James Clear. The inspiration for this book began in the author\u2019s sophomore year of highschool when he was hit in the head with a baseball bat. It was the last day of school. A classmate was up to bat, he took a full swing, the bat slipped out of his hands and hit him directly between the eyes. As a result, his brain swelled, he had to have a coma induced to preserve his life. Months of rehab lay ahead of him. Baseball was no longer an option according to the doctors.
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But not according to him.
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He was determined to play baseball again. After long months of rehabilitation he went out for varsity the following year and was cut. He did manage to make the team his senior year, but didn\u2019t have much playing time. He never gave up, no matter how hard the fight. He was determined to play ball in college. He managed to make the team, but he knew unless things changed drastically he would never play.
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That\u2019s when he learned the power of habits.
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While everyone else was out partying, he went to bed early and developed good sleep habits. He kept his dorm room clean as a way to get his life in order. He made exercise a habit, lifting weights several times a week. He developed strong study habits. As a result, by his senior year, not only was he a starting player, he was named ESPN Academic All-American, and had broken 8 different records.
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All because of his habits. He defines habit as a \u201croutine or behavior that is performed regularly.\u201d I call it discipline. Small changes that over time cause amazing results. This group has been teaching you discipline. It\u2019s a small habit of checking in with God each day, connecting with other believers, reading His word that will result in God sized changes. Changes you can\u2019t even imagine at this point in your life.
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God notices the discipline you\u2019re developing, it won\u2019t go to waste. Before you know it, you\u2019ll be the one starting the game, collecting the rewards, breaking the records.
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