In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on In Touch, the seven habits of a godly life.

Well, the title of this message is the seven habits of a godled life. You should get every one of them down. Ask

yourself the question. Are you a godly person? So first of all, I want to define a couple of things.

And first of all, I want to define what a habit is. And a habit is a recurring, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired

through frequent repetition. That's what a habit is, something we do over and over and over again.

The second definition is simply this. What is a godly life? So what's godly? It's a life no longer seeking

satisfaction through a sinful lifestyle, but is now surrendered to God and His will for your life.

What is a godly life?

A life no longer seeking self-satisfaction through a sinful lifestyle, but is now surrendered

to God and His will for your life. In other words, we would call that a sanctified life.

Not perfect.

Doesn't mean you never sin, but it means that your life is fully surrendered to Him.

So I want to give you seven habits that every single believer ought to make as a part of their life.

And the first one is this.

The habit, first habit, is a life of prayer.

And you'll recall one of my favorite passages, very simple, in Mark, that first chapter, when

the disciples, they never quite got a hold of this. But the scripture says in Chapter

1 of Mark, verse 35, in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house

and went away to a secluded place and was praying there. Simon and his companions searched for him.

They found them and said to him, everybody's looking for you. And so that's sort of typical about the way people

operate sometimes. Jesus is doing the most important thing in life, and they don't quite get that. And then again, for example,

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