Quin Sherrer - You Can Break That Habit and Be Free

Once again you will be encouraged and strengthened in your journey through the prolific pens of Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock, this time on a subject everyone has grappled with along the way: breaking bad habits. Using real-life stories from people in every walk of life, you will find in these pages tools to help you overcome areas in your own life that God wants to adjust.

Jane Hansen Hoyt , president/CEO, Aglow International

With wit and charm, the writing duo of Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock will disarm and free you with truth and light. From their years of experience in the Lord and in life, you will be given keys to unlock mysteries so you can truly live the abundant life Jesus promised all His followers. Warning: This book will set you free!

James W. and Michal Ann Goll , co-founders, Encounters Network; authors, A Call to the Secret Place , God Encounters , Dream Language , Angelic Encounters and many more

We live in a day when fear, bitterness and temptation vie for our attention. It has never been more vital for each of us to have a vibrant, healthy God connection. Lord, Help Me Break This Habit is a practical, Spirit-breathed tool that brings healing to wounded or weak areas of your life. You will be positioned to overcome bad habits and unhealthy relationships and live free and fearless for your King. Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock are wise, time-tested mothers in the faith who have penned heavens insights so you can experience life-transforming breakthrough!

Lisa Bevere , bestselling author and international speaker

I was humbled to find myself on so many pages of this deeply wise book. Ruthanne and Quin arent writing about evils that make headlines, but the household sins we wrestle with daily. We can sometimes hide them from others, but never, the authors remind us, from God. The good news of this guidebook to freedom is that the same God who sees our failures will help us walk away from the old, self-defeating patterns. With a wealth of true stories, step-by-step guidance and pinpoint prayers, Ruthanne and Quin show us how.

Elizabeth Sherrill , author, All the Way to Heaven: Whatever Youre Facing, Heaven Begins Now

Once again Quin and Ruthanne have married practical, easy-to-understand insights with relevant spiritual truths, and done so with a very challenging subject. Apply these principles and you really can be free from every debilitating habit!

Dutch Sheets , bestselling author, Intercessory Prayer ; senior pastor, Freedom Church, Colorado Springs

Congratulations to my special friends for a masterfully written and much needed book. Like Batman and Robin or Lucy and Ethel, Quin and Ruthanne have teamed up again to give hope and healing. These proven principles will help every area of your life. Indeed, true freedom is found only in Christ.

Rachel Burchfield , president, Texas Bible Institute; co-pastor, Believers World Outreach Church, Katy, TX

Its one thing to be saved, but another thing to live free. Lord, Help Me Break This Habit , written by my friends Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock, is more than a book. Its a powerful tool. Read it carefully and you, too, will be able to graduate from the struggle to live freely (Romans 7) to the freedom of Christ as your very life (Romans 8)!

Eddie Smith , bestselling author and conference speaker

Contents

All the trying in the world will not change our bad habits or wrong behavior unless we do it in the context of trusting God.

Have you ever felt God did not love or accept you? Most of us have. But our Father wants us to begin seeing ourselves as He lovingly sees us.

How can we stay calm during a crisis? Lets learn how to cooperate with the Holy Spirit to achieve self-control.

Disappointment and loss are never pleasant. But when they come, as they will, they can provide seasons of spiritual growth in which we draw closer to the God who loves us.

Refusing to forgive someone actually will prevent us from being forgiven ourselves! But once we decide to obey Scripture, the Holy Spirit empowers us to make the decision stick.

Whatever thing or activity we worship, so to speak, can become an addiction that leads to opening our minds and emotions to the enemy. But there is hope.

Do we find ourselves wanting to control people and circumstances? God does not force us to choose His ways, and He does not want us to manipulate others either.

Whether we are struggling to overcome envy, sexual temptation, judging, gossip, prejudice, pride or any other bad habit, Gods power can enable us to keep pure hearts.

The word deception typically brings to mind definitions like misleading, deceitful, dishonest and making a person believe what is not true. Our safeguard against deception is discernment .

Most of us have limited amounts of time, energy and resources. So when we bring our personal work/worship/rest/play cycle into better balance, it improves our lives on every level.

We are all creatures of habit, and the behavior patterns we acquire affect who we become. With strategy and persistence, we can break our bad habits just as surely as we formed them. Lets explore how to stay free!

Introduction

Hey, when I became a Christian, I thought Id be cleaned upno more foul language or sexual lust or judging othersyet they have a foothold in my life, an old classmate told me just before I prayed for him as he lay in his hospital bed. He had been a Christian for some years, yet he still grappled with bad habits he did not want.

What is a habit? Webster defines it as a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition.

Maybe you, too, thought becoming a Christian would instantly free you of all your bad behavior patterns. Perhaps you learned this Scripture when you accepted Jesus as Savior:

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Yet most of us discovered early on that the become new part is not instantaneous. The minute we confess, repent of our sin and seek Gods forgiveness, we receive salvation and cleansing by the blood of Jesus. But the magnetic pull of worldly ways still entices us to stray from Gods best for us.

We are all creatures of habit, and our habits profoundly affect who we are. First, we make our habits. Then our habits make or break us.

Sometimes we bring baggage with us when we become Christiansthings we know are wrong, but cannot seem to unload. How do we get rid of those unwanted habits? That is what this book is about.

In these pages, you will read stories of people just like you who overcame many obstacles to shed their unrighteous ways simply by asking for Gods help and empowerment, then following His direction. Some had to stop frequenting their old haunts. Others had to give up certain friends. Still others had to ask for or offer forgiveness. Most of them, though, were able to overcome their bad habits and begin walking out their newness in Christ.

If you desire to cast off your excess baggage and get free of bad habits that hold you back from Gods best, the testimonies recounted here will encourage you. Whether you are struggling with criticism, anger, fear, worry, grief, addictions, gossip, impure thoughts or other sin patterns that hinder your walk with God, these stories will give you a new sense of hope.

You, too, can be victorious!

Quin Sherrer

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