Hear, Understand, Do

Everything we do in life can be summed up in 3 simple words: Hear, Understand, Do.

We learned to talk by hearing others talking around us. At first, we babble unintelligibly, but eventually, we begin to understand - then we talk.

We go to school, hear what the teacher says, understand it, then do it.

We go to work, we hear the tasks they have for us to accomplish, we understand it, and we do it.

This pattern is repeated throughout our lives - it's how this blog is written. I try to explain something so you will connect with what I'm saying, I tie it into scripture so you can understand the context, then I challenge you to do something.

This is the same challenge that James gives:

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. (James 1:22-25)

That's my challenge to you this week. Hear what the Bible says about God. Understand how that impacts your life... and do something about it.

Feel free to comment below about what God is challenging you to do, so you can encourage others!