Health Message (June 14, 2025)

Good Sabbath Church Family,

I'd like to share a piece about habits and how they are formed.

“The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” — Samuel Johnson

On average, it takes more than 2 months before a new behavior becomes automatic — 66 days to be exact.

And how long it takes a new habit to form can vary widely depending on the behavior, the person, and the circumstances.

A lot of our daily actions are automatic. Your brain like autopilot. That’s how it conserves energy. For better or for worse, our habits shape us. Breaking a bad habit ultimately is about rewiring your brain. Habits are found in an area of your brain called the basal ganglia.

The more often you perform an action or behave a certain way, the more it gets physically wired into your brain. This amazing adaptive quality of your brain is known as neuroplasticity. Your brain forms neuronal connections based on what you do repeatedly in your life — both good and bad. Every time you act in the same way, a specific neuronal pattern is stimulated nd becomes strengthened in your brain.

“When you first try to adopt a new behavior, you have to enlist your prefrontal cortex, the thinking brain, and insert conscious effort, intention, and thought into the process. When you’ve performed the new routine enough times for connections to be made and strengthened in your brain, the behavior will require less effort as it becomes the default pattern,”

Brothers and sisters let's form the habit of Christ and reap all His benefits of mental health, peace and reassurance. "and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,

will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

Your sister in Christ,

Sandra Torres