The decisions we make in our lives shape what we love. Most of our daily hearts desires are there because of habits practiced in daily lives. In the context of our families, do we genuinely love them or our daily formed habits teach us to love them? Smith argues that we love in order to know. That is the situation in most people’s lives. Most of what we invest our time doing comes from a passion or love we have for the thing or that person. When it comes to our vocations, we are able to generate our work and culture mostly from the influence of what we want or what we believe. Therefore, if one is what they love, then they certainly will make what they love. In the context of education, if one is passionate about it, they will curate their heart and learn by heart (Smith, 2016)
My impression about the book is that it rehabilitates our thinking as Christians. Smith tries to show us that our hearts are shaped by what we worship and who we are. Most of the time we do not know that our culture shapes us; we fail to realize how we teach our hearts to love rival gods instead of the true God. I strongly agree with his book because he tries to make us realize the formative power of culture and possibilities of transforming of the practices of Christians. He insists that worshipping in a community of those that believe in God and the church should be the center and heart of Christian creation and discipleship (p.111)
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I would recommend this book to others because the book is a reminder that spirituality involves what we most value and this is seen in how we spend our lives. Therefore, the habits we emulate are a reflection of what we treasure. Smith wants us to recognize that there are different ways to shape our habits for them to be righteous and not evils (p.114).
Reference
Smith, J. K. A. (2016). You are what you love: The spiritual power of habit . Grand Rapids, MI : Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group. Print.
