By Andrea Merrell
You shall
conquer them and utterly destroy them.
Deuteronomy 7:2
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The
man’s addiction threatened to destroy his marriage. “I’m sorry,” he told his
wife. “It’s become such a habit, I can’t break it.”
When
God’s people entered the Promised Land, He told them to utterly destroy their
enemies. Sounds gruesome, but God knew if the enemies remained, they would
eventually rise up and destroy His chosen people.
That’s
the way it is with bad habits. Negative behaviors can become an idol, taking
our focus away from the Lord. When we give in to them, we end up in a prison of
our own making instead of enjoying the freedom Christ died to give us.
TWFYT
also says, “Anytime you keep falling into the same traps, making the same
mistakes, jumping into the same relationships, getting hooked on the same
habits, it’s time to take your problems to Jesus.”
The
man finally did just that, and Jesus set him free.
If
you’re struggling with bad habits of any kind that are keeping you bound, maybe
it’s time to wage war on them and utterly destroy them by giving them to the
Lord.