I was impressed upon my heart to actually blog this out. This post or rather the title of this post is actually a reminder to myself, from the Holy Spirit.
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” – James 1:22
Yes, this was one of the REAL program verses that we were asked to memorize. Thank God I did because awhile ago, the spirit actually gave me this word.
During retreat, Pastor Sam said that the congregation only changes 10% of their lifestyle through sermons! It’s because, people just listen, they don’t do what it says. Especially when the sermons are being backed by the Word of God. Kunjie showed us a movie called “The 3 idiots” and the brightest guy among the 3 friends, ‘Rancho’ actually applied what he learnt, where as the others simply ‘crammed’ all the knowledge in their heads.
Why am I saying all these because I am victim to this. I know verses against temptation and verses for strength but did i apply, nope. Maybe today you too are encountering this problem. Many times, we just listen to sermons, we read the word but one important step is to apply. What is the use of education and knowledge if we don’t apply whatever we have learnt.
This post isn’t meant to ‘shoot’ or target anyone, but just a reminder to myself that i thought would be helpful to others and that is to apply what you guys have learnt and dug up from the deep knowledge of God’s Word.
Application, Application, Application!
