Six Flags details

Well, here are the details for Six Flags this Saturday.

Becoming by Habit

I wonder, what habits have we inherited? What patterns of thought did we buy into as young adults that continue to define us in both positive and negative ways? Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit."

In our pursuit of excellent, God-honoring ministry, we should continually take inventory of the habits and thought patterns that define us in the most obvious and subtle ways. Maybe we should explore a little more. Our lives could truly grow if we stopped to take a second look at new ideas (or even old ones that we have long-since written off).

I'm convinced that the key to personal growth in ministry is developing the habit of exploration. In the absence of intentional daily discovery, our lives can become narrow and stagnant. Really explore God's Word. Experiment with new communication styles. Spin a globe and google whatever country your finger lands on. Go chat with a homeless person and listen. Invest time in something risky. Think carefully about how you give. Take note of the words that habitually come rolling off your tongue.

Our habits define us. We should all take a second look at our familiar world and buy into something new.