A Creature of Habit

 

I am a creature of habit.  And so are you.  Even if you pride yourself on being innovative, creative, and spontaneous, most of your days’ activities are done out of habit.  I slide my belt into the left side first.  Always.  I put my left leg into my trousers first.  If I make myself put my right leg into my trousers first, I have difficulty keeping my balance as I struggle to put the left leg in last.  My keys go into my left front pocket and my pocketknife into the right front pocket.  Always.  My tri-fold wallet folds to the left side last and right side up in the left back pocket with my handkerchief and comb in the right rear pocket.  Always.  I can eat the four-count mini breakfast every morning of the year because … I am a creature of habit.  Hey, sheep are the same way.  If the farmer puts a staff across the gate, the first sheep will jump over the staff to get out of the barn door.  The second jumps over the staff and each succeeding sheep will jump.  Even when the farmer removes the staff from the door and there is nothing in the way, the sheep will continue to jump as they go out the door because … sheep are creatures of habit.  Hey, it’s no surprise that the good Lord likens his people to sheep.  Jesus said in John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”  Hey, are you a creature of habit?  Do you follow Jesus.  If He jumps, do you jump?  I hope so.  And I think that following Jesus would be a good habit to develop.  Don’t you?