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    TO TRANSCEND HABITS
    We transcend habits by rebuilding our foundation. We practice self-restraint with things like food and alcohol. We move to a higher level when we pray about valuing people above money in excess or any other non Godly thing in excess. We practice forgiveness, humility, calmness, and refrain from extravagant luxury or excessive spending.
    This difficult, but fascinating focus works well because with it, we start to become small and God starts to become big. Some of you are shocked by my faith in the Bible, in Jesus, and in the power of the Holy Spirit. But if you dedicate your life to doing what God wants you to do, you will be even more shocked by the results.
    When we practice the above virtues we are transferring water from one vessel to another. We empty out our bad water and we replace it with the Holy Spirits living water.
    A dramatic example of this is when we go to war with our love of winning and replace it with the fear of the Lord. Proverbs 1 says that “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom.”
    Pray: “Father, take away my love of winning and help me to fear You.” If we pray this prayer sincerely and often enough, we will begin to transcend our habits.
    If someone asked me: How can I quit this addiction really fast? I would say: Pick the five harshest Bible verses you can find about what you are struggling with. Memorize them, and think about them all the time.
    For a list of quitting gambling Bible verse simply put verses about quitting gambling in a google search.
    I apologize because some of these verses are way off track. Delete the ones that have nothing to do with gambling and study the rest).
    Thinking about these verses works because we only fall when we think wrong. Right thinking is taking the traits in the first paragraph in this article and outlining a plan about how to start doing them. Right thinking leads to right actions. Right actions are studying the Bible and praying. When we combine prayer with our plan, the net result is that our right actions transcend our habits.