When we first start thinking God's way, it may feel strange to us. It may even feel like it's a "put-on." But it's not. All we need is a little practice.
- You have to PRACTICE being nice until you automatically become nice.
- You have to PRACTICE going to church on Weekends and Wednesdays until going anywhere else seems strange to you.
- You have to PRACTICE giving to God until it becomes as natural to you as shopping at the mall.
- You have to PRACTICE speaking the truth until even the smallest lie tastes bad in your mouth.
- You have to PRACTICE speaking kindness until every cynical, negative word is purged from your vocabulary.
It's all a matter of PRACTICE.
Someone may say, "Isn't that hypocritical - feeling one way and speaking another?" No, it's RETRAINING yourself to walk God's way, and RESTRAINING yourself from walking any other way.
You are literally declaring, "Lord, it's no longer a matter of anything goes...from now on, it's what You say and what You direct me to do!"
