Listening and learning are very important. However, if we do nothing with our newfound knowledge, do we deceive ourselves?
What if my trash company lets me know they will be picking up my garbage early due to a holiday? Now I have some knowledge. Does it do me any good if I just do what I’ve always done and not get my trash to the curb early? No, I’ll just have an overflowing, smelly trash can I’ll need to put up for an additional week.
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
James 1:22 NIV
Learning is great. But knowledge without application becomes trivia. I can learn how to start a business, write a blog post or be kind to my neighbor, and do nothing with that knowledge, I’m just deceiving myself.
Let’s learn something new today… and do something with it. You never know. It may change your situation or even the world.