Habit formation is second nature to human beings. Think for a moment about the things you do on a routine basis that are helpful and good. Include those that are not so good. Most Americans have a habit of collecting "stuff," things believed to be useful and then put away for the future.
A personal habit could be wearing clothes for only one season because a person’s job or profession requires current fashion. Behaviors that become a habit often originate out of a healthy need, but then find a permanent life of their own long after the need ceases to exist.
Have you thought of idleness as being a habit? I’m not referring to resting or relaxing but to purposely killing time. Ecclesiastes 10:18 offers this analogy: “If a man is lazy, his rafters sag; if his hands are idle, his roof leaks.” When a behavior is viewed from God’s perspective, conviction leads to corrective action and positive change.
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…We hear that there are some people among you who live
lazy lives and who do nothing except meddle in other people’s business. In the
name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command these people and warn them to lead
orderly lives and work to earn their own living. But you, friends, must not
become tired of doing good.
~2 Thessalonians 3:11-13 Good News Bible
[Jesus said,] “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.”
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