Am I Losing My Mind?

My son recently moved from the Havoc baseball team to play with the Crusaders. He played with the Havoc for 3 seasons. Last night at his Crusader game, the boys made a super play, so I immediately responded, "Way to go HAVOC!" The moms quickly & lovingly reminded me that we were watching the Crusaders. After a good chuckle, we returned to watching the game.
Several innings later the boys made another great play, I immediately hollered, "Way to go CARDINALS!" I paused, as all the moms turned to look my direction again. I quietly asked, "Did I just say Cardinals?" After another friendly round of laughter, they sweetly reminded me that our team is called the Crusaders.
Before bed I asked the Lord if I was loosing my mind. "Why would I have said Havoc & then Cardinals?"
The gentle thought swept through my mind, "Habits become actions."
For 3 seasons I had cheered for the Havoc. Cheering for the "Havoc" became a habit. My actions naturally reflected the habit. (and embarrassingly so)
That sounded logical, so I asked, "Why would I have said Cardinals?
"Because thoughts become words."
I remembered thinking the first time I saw Michael's new Crusaders jersey the spelling of the word Crusaders looked like a Cardinals jersey. My thoughts had become words.

I was challenged to consider what other habits had turned into actions & what thoughts had become words.

I worked in reverse order -

What actions in my life do not reflect Christ? (maybe the way I treat poor Rick)

What habits cause those actions? (speaking my mind without stopping to THINK first especially when I think I'm right, which is 99.9% of the time & I'm sure Rick would agree :)

At the same time, I asked-

What actions in my life reflect Christ? (loving His word)

What habits caused those actions? (reading & doing it)

Then, I asked -

What words I say do not reflect Christ? (I am so sick of cleaning these stinkin' toilets!)

What thoughts became those words? (I have to do all the work around here & get no help, etc)

What words could I say that reflect Christ? (Thank the good Lord we have toilets! I'll gladly clean them!)

What thoughts could become those words? (Chad just got back from the Ukraine & the people going over for the mission trip won't have potties while they are teaching the soccer camps all day! What if I didn't have a potty?)

Habits become actions. Thoughts become words.

"As a man thinketh, so is he."