Going Around "That" Mountain

TOPIC: Cycles

SCRIPTURE: "Abijam walked in all the sins of his father Nebat which he had committed before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God like the heart of his father David." (I Kings15:3)
Extra reference: Nabab did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father Jeroboam and in his sin... "(I Kings 15:26)

OBSERVATION: Here we see the powerful influence that a father can have on a son, for it says, Nebat did these things in the sight of his son.
Because almost every son desires to be like his father, we see that the son followed in his fathers footsteps.

APPLICATION: As I was reading this passage the thing that caught my attention was how the cycle of sin that the father was caught in entrapped the son.

Let's do a quick evaluation:

Look over your habits

Have any bad ones?

Do they remind you of anybody?

Are you caught in the same cylce of sin of your parents?
Do you find yourself going around "that" mountain again again?

If so, know this
This cycle needs to be broken
because
it has
is
and
will
continue to negatively influence others
if not

SO
Begin by:
1.) Acknowledging it to yourself
2.) Confess it to God
3.) Ask forgiveness
4.) Repent which mean to change
5.) Begin "walking" in a the newness of life
by replacing your bad habit with a good one

PRAYER: Father God, thank you for this all important reminder, especially enlight of my 3 girls that are watching me everyday. Please help me to remember that I am going to only reproduce who I am.