📖 “But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth]. For if anyone only listens to the Word without obeying it and being a doer of it, he is like a man who looks carefully at his [own] natural face in a mirror; For he thoughtfully observes himself, and then goes off and promptly forgets what he was like. But he who looks carefully into the faultless law, the [law] of liberty, and is faithful to it and perseveres in looking into it, being not a heedless listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he shall be blessed in his doing (his life of obedience)." -James 1:22-25 Amplified Bible Classic Edition
The Word of God is the key to our success. God gave us His Word as a guide on how to navigate through this life. It is a guide on how to walk in victory on a daily basis. Reading the Word is not sufficient. It is important that we read the Word, but we must also be a doer of the Word as well. We must put into practice what we have read. Acting on what God says, is proof that we believe Him and that our trust is in Him. Our blessing is in our acts of obedience. If the Word tells us to tithe, we tithe. If it tells us to forgive and walk in love, that is what we do, regardless of how we feel about it. We obey the Word because that is what we are supposed to do. If we want to truly experience a blessed life, we must become doers of the Word.
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