16 Bible Verses about Habits
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But solid food belongs to full-grown men who on account of constant use have their faculties trained to distinguish good and evil.
But Jesus Himself continued His habit of retiring to lonely spots and praying.
"Also, whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to attract the attention of people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward. But whenever you, follower of mine, pray, you must go to your most private place, shut the door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.
After He had dismissed the crowds, He went up the hill alone to pray. And after the evening came on, He was there alone,
Early in the morning, long before daybreak, He got up and went out to a lonely spot, and stayed praying there.
As day broke He left the house and went to a lonely spot, and the crowds continued to look for Him; they overtook Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them.
Now it was in those days that He went up on the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
One day while He was praying in solitude, His disciples were nearby, and He asked them, "Who do people say that I am?"
Once He was praying in a certain place, and when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."
So He came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, and as His habit was on the Sabbath, He went to the synagogue and stood up to read.
Day after day they regularly attended the temple; they practiced breaking their bread together in their homes, and eating their food with glad and simple hearts,
At Iconium too they went to the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks came to believe.
So Paul, as he usually did, went to the synagogue, and for three sabbaths discussed with them the Scriptures,
Let us stop neglecting our meeting together, as some do, but let us continue to encourage one another, and all the more because you see that the great day is drawing near.
Besides, as they get the habit of gadding about from house to house, they learn to be idle, and not only idle but gossips and busybodies, talking of things they ought not to mention.