{"id":14020,"date":"2015-12-30T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=14020"},"modified":"2025-11-29T07:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:42:57","slug":"wow-exchanging-bad-habits-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2015\/12\/30\/wow-exchanging-bad-habits-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"WOW: Exchanging Bad Habits for Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Exchanging<\/p>\n

I love the fresh start of a New Year, don’t you? I always make all sorts of resolutions<\/strong>. Although I’ve never succeeded in keeping all of my resolutions perfectly, I make enough forward progress in most of them that I’m encouraged to keep setting big goals, year after year after year.<\/p>\n

Thanks to resolutions I made twelve months ago, I’ve lost over forty pounds<\/a> this year, read over three dozen books, published five new books<\/a> of my own, and penned and mailed over 300 handwritten letters.<\/p>\n

True, all of these accomplishments were a little shy of my goals — I’d hoped to lose 60 pounds, read 52 books, publish six, and send out one handwritten letter or thank you note every day (for a total of 365). But I intentionally aim high, knowing that doing so usually leads to better results than if I lowball it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It all boils down to getting rid of old, bad habits and establishing new, better ones.<\/strong> That’s what this week’s verse is all about:<\/p>\n

“Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the Word implanted, which is able to save your souls.” – James 1:21<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That verse holds the key to our success<\/strong>, as well. The key is the Word of God.<\/p>\n

It is His Word that saves us, it is His Word that molds us, and it is His Word that enables us to be all that He created us to be.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So as you set goals for the New Year and think through the things in your life you’d like to change, I would encourage you to consult God’s Word.<\/p>\n

Let 2016 be the year that you lay aside the sins that so easily entangle you and run with perseverance<\/strong> the course marked out for you. (Hebrews 12:1<\/a>)<\/p>\n

This week’s verse can be found in the seventh set<\/a> of our Scripture Memory Flashcards:<\/p>\n

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And for extra practice, I’ve made more handwriting printables<\/a>, as well:<\/p>\n

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Plus, in case you missed them, here are links to the first six sets of flashcards:<\/p>\n