You've been working out. Now it's time for your big test. As a tree grows up, its roots grow down and out.
Habits are like that.
First they sprout up in our lives. Then, as they are allowed time to grow, they become harder and harder to uproot. Some habits, in fact, may seem as big and impossible to pull up as a giant redwood. We need to realize that even a hint of sin is wrong for the believer in Christ. With attitudes like that, we will keep the seeds of bad habits from taking hold in our lives.