I was going to start of by saying, "No, not the clothing!" but I started looking at the word and I'm not sure they're not one and the same. The things we routinely do and the clothing that is habitually worn by a particular group. Our habits, the things that are our "customary practice" or "regular disposition", as one dictionary defines habits, are in a sense our apparel. Just as a monk is known by his "habit", so too we are known by our habits. We wear them with pride or with shame, or perhaps with total indifference, but they do define us. Definition need not be a bad thing.
Definition not only identifies us to others, it also established parameters for ourselves. Boundaries whereby we can monitor our behaviour. A means of knowing how we have done in a given situation or day. God's showing me I've been wearing a lot of habits I shouldn't be wearing, He's also been helping me develop a few healthy habits to replace them. It's amazing what those healthy habits will do for one. Wonder if that's what Paul meant when he wrote about putting on the whole armour of God. Now that's a habit I need to develop.
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