{"id":12330,"date":"2026-10-02T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/satchurch.lv\/?p=12330"},"modified":"2026-10-01T05:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:00:40","slug":"habit-compilation-knowledge-skills-willingness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satchurch.lv\/en\/habit-compilation-knowledge-skills-willingness\/","title":{"rendered":"Habit is a compilation of knowledge, skills and willingness"},"content":{"rendered":"Thanks, Lord, for you all. I believe this day will bring many blessings to you while thinking about the Word received from the Lord today.\r\n\r\nToday we continue to study prayer. As we mentioned yesterday, Jews were to pray three times a day. But in the days when Jesus was living on the earth, prayer had become like a tradition, a lifeless routine.\u00a0The Pharisees had a rule of fasting two times a day and a rule of praying three times a day, but those rules were not written in their hearts, nor did they do it with love for God. They were not willing to know God\u00b4s will. Jesus disagreed with such religious approach. Meanwhile, Jesus didn\u2019t discard the rule itself. We can read about this rule in Acts 3:1:\r\n<h6>\u00ab Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.\u00bb<\/h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe disciples still followed the same rules of Jewish culture even after the resurrection of Christ \u2013 they prayed at a certain hour of the day. They did it because praying had become a habit of the first Christian church.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReading Acts, we notice many references to praying at a certain time of the day, for example Acts 10:9 says:\r\n<h6>\u00ab Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.\u00bb<\/h6>\r\nThe time of prayer was near. Peter climbed to the top of the house to pray, and God gave him a vision.\u00a0The Bible doesn\u2019t set exactly how long we should pray every day. Therefore, we can\u2019t say we have to pray three, five, or seven times a day. But this is not the case. I am rather talking about the habit of praying. God\u2019s Word doesn\u2019t order us to pray three times a day like David did, but it prompts us to pray at any time. In Luke 18:1 we read:\r\n<h6>\u00ab\u2026 they must always pray, and not give up. \u00bb<\/h6>\r\nActs\u00a02:42 says:\r\n<h6>\u00ab They continued steadfastly in the apostles\u2019 teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer. \u00bb<\/h6>\r\nDisciples lived in prayer.\r\n<h6>\u00a0\u00abPray without ceasing.\u00bb (1-Thes. 5:17).<\/h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo we have to make praying a habit. To do this we need to know what a habit consists of.\u00a0\u201c7 Habits of Highly Effective People\u201d, the famous book written by Stephen Covey, is one of the best-sellers. The principles described in this book are widely used by many people all across the world. According to Stephen,\u00a0<strong>a habit is a compilation of knowledge, skills, and willingness<\/strong>. Sounds very interesting, right? I would like to use this definition today to help us to figure out what we are talking about. Once you\u2019ve got all three of them, you are good to make a habit. Let\u2019s have a closer look at knowledge.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKnowledge is an understanding of the theory of what we have to do and why. In order to make something your habit you need to understand\u00a0the theoretical aspects of such a necessity. How is it connected to our praying life? Let me explain that. We acquire knowledge by reading the Bible, the Word of God. When we know why we have to pray, then we can make a habit of praying, just because we know what we have to do. We should pray without ceasing \u2013 I know this and so I do it. Let me elaborate on it. Awareness of what I gain or lose by having a particular habit helps me to develop that habit. If you say you are willing to make praying your habit, make the following two lists then:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>what you lose by not practicing prayer daily or by praying only occasionally<\/li>\r\n\t<li>what you gain when you pray regularly<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTry to imagine these things in your mind. They will inspire you. You have to be inspired.\u00a0If you want to grow in making your life in prayer effective, you have to broaden your knowledge base about prayer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe will continue tomorrow!\r\n\r\nPeace of God be with you!\r\n\r\nRufus Adjiboye, pastor","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Knowledge is an understanding of theory of what we have to do and why. In order to make something as your habit you need to understand the theoretical aspects of such necessity. How is it connected to our praying life? Let me explain that. We acquire knowledge by reading the Bible, Word of God. We know why we have to pray, then we can make a habit of praying, just because we know what we have to do. We should pray without ceasing &#8211; I know this and so I do why. Let me elaborate on it. 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