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With the advent of disobedience, magazine competitions or giveaways. we find ourselves still in the same place but with a The views expressed in articles, letters and few unalterable truths: hard work and toiling the land pictures are the responsibility of the replaced carefree abandonment. respective authors and are not necessarily those of My Faith magazine - the acceptance of advertisements does not The places God created for us are varied and wonderful indicate editorial endorsement. and we can choose to live from the hottest desert to the most arctic of regions; most of us prefer the comfortable zone in the middle. Due to modern politics our choices are sometimes limited by the place of our birth, and sometimes then we ‘import’ exotic reminders into our homes of places we dream about – enter the interior decorators! We spend enormous amounts of money and time on finding the right spot for just the perfect home, to be decorated with the ideal balance of furniture and decorations. Sometimes we are even found to be bragging about stuff that will rot away after we’re gone. But industries and careers are built around our pursuit of geographical and comfort perfection. Jesus ignores all of this and spends an enormous amount of time on mountainsides, on the lake of Galilee, and walking the streets of Israel sleeping wherever He can find a place. His apparent disregard finds expression when He declares that He is going to prepare another place for us, since this earth is bound for destruction. Talk about a different perspective! CONTENTS CHANGE REVOLUTION THE HAbIT OF ALL OPINION 13 HAbITS THE HABIT OF ALL bEyOND HOW TO SHARE ADVENTURE yOUR FAITH ON 14 10 SOCIAL MEDIA by PHIL COOKE By Waldo Malan was reflecting on my own penchant to fall into all kinds of habits, People form habits, and as I’ve said, some are good and some are bad. and at first I thought I was unique in this, until I realized that all The habit of eating is good since it keeps us alive, but at the same time I people are creatures of habit. This is not simply because we choose we can form bad eating habits that will speed our death. Some stuff certain habits (although this is true), but really, just the way we were is outright bad for eating and will cause instantaneous death, prevent- made. From birth to our death we are creatures of habit. When we first ing us from forming a habit with that! Many habits are destructive to made our appearance on earth, we all got a slap, pinch or some other our bodies, but then there are the habits that are destructive to our incentive from a doctor or nurse to take our first breath. And voilá, the spirit and soul, and these effect the people around us, and ultimately habit of breathing is formed. After that we took on the habit of eating, our own future. It is for this reason that God encourages all people to sleeping, crying (later becoming a more intelligible communication), follow His habits, and He even took the time to have His bestseller, The cleaning, and so forth. Throughout our lives we pile habit upon habit, Book Of Habits, written for us. Habitual anger, resentment, taking of- not only to survive, but ultimately to make sense of this world we are fense and unforgiveness are a few habits that will kill our spirit, deaden WINNERS in. our perception and destroy our passion. Habitual peace, joy, gentleness and love, on the other hand, will revive our spirit and have a positive As we mature, the nature of our habits change, and they start having outflow in our body. many, varied and far-reaching implications. Some habits are better 32 than others, some are outright good for us, and yet others are totally It would make sense therefore, that every now and then we take stock destructive and evil to the core. This made me think about God, from of the habits we have surrounded ourselves with, especially those whom, I believe, we all come. I believe God to be the Creator of all, and habits we have come to regard as friends. Are they really friends? therefore, also the creator of me. In fact, it was Moses who recorded Are they really good for us? Do we really benefit from having them (by divine inspiration) the conversation in heaven where God decided around? Then, after taking stock, make the decision for some Spring to make people in His image and after His likeness. So, my reasoning cleaning where needed, and rid ourselves of those who turn out to be says that if I know a little bit about God, I will also know a little bit about unfriendly, ungainly and ultimately unwanted. myself. Obviously, the more I get to know God, the more I get to know Inspiration myself. Let us get into the habit of examining our habits and clear out decisive- ly those that hamper our vision and passion. Let us cultivate new habits God is a God of habit. Many people in the past and present, have made that will encourage our creativity, energize our vigor, and regenerate the statement (after getting to know God), that He has always been, our passion for life! Someone once said that first we make our habits, 4 FAITH LIFE: LEARNING TO DISCERN still is, and will forever be the same – He doesn’t change.