Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are.
James Clear

As we start the new year we may introduce some new habits and resolutions, but if they are not part of our identity, they will not result in long-lasting change. Clear points out:

The goal is not to read a book, the goal is to become a reader.
The goal is not to run a marathon, the goal is to become a runner.
The goal is not to learn an instrument, the goal is to become a musician.

Rather than focusing on a new habit, you must focus on your identity. We must seek to become the type of person for whom these habits come naturally. The Apostle Paul realized this as he reminded the Corinthians of their new identity. Their old habits and practices had passed away, they were a new creation in Christ:

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he on is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Associate Pastor – Discipleship.  The Church at LifePark

Professor of Discipleship, Columbia International University

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