Don't just listen - DO

I often tell people that every answer they will ever need is in "The Book". Of course, The Book I am referring to is the Holy Bible. There is an answer to every thing you may ever need an answer for. Now, it may not be the answer you desire, it may not be the answer you expect, it may not be the easiest answer to understand, but, the answer is in there.

The problem often occurs when we read the Bible, we enjoy reading the Bible, BUT, we don't apply the Bible to our lives. It doesn't do us much good to have the answers, to know the answers, to understand the answers, but never apply the answers. It would be like knowing what the first aid book says but refusing to apply pressure to a bleeding wound.

Today's word is James 1:22, NLT, which reminds us to apply The Word: "But don't just listen to GOD'S word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves."

Again, we can listen to good instruction. We can know good advice when we hear it. We can get the right directions. BUT, if we don't use them, if we don't apply them, if we don't DO them, we continue in the same direction, same confusion, some situation we are currently in. It is an absolute shame to know better but not do better.

I want to apply GOD'S Word to my life every day. I want to live more for Him and more like Him. Do I fail? Oh, yes I do. But, that doesn't keep me from asking for forgiveness, and, then, going back to The Word and trying to apply those new lessons to my life. Let's stop fooling ourselves. Don't just listen - DO.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T