If you want to have Christ-like character, then you just develop the habits that Christ had, one of Saddlebacks course manuals reads. All of us are simply a bundle of habits.Our goal is to help you replace some bad habits with some good habits that will help you grow in Christs likeness. Every Saddleback member is asked to sign a maturity covenant card promising to adhere to three habits: daily quiet time for reflection and prayer, tithing 10 percent of their income, and membership in a small group. Giving everyone new habits has become a focus of the church. Once we do that, the responsibility for spiritual growth is no longer with me, its with you. Weve given you a recipe, Warren told me. We dont have to guide you, because youre guiding yourself. These habits become a new self-identity, and, at that point, we just need to support you and get out of your way.

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg