Read to Obey (Learn & Obey)

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James 1:22,25 "[22] Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. [25] But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do."

1. In verse 22 God commands us NOT just to read and listen but to do what the Bible commands us to do.  
2. In verse 25 God gives us 4 steps on how to learn and do God's commands:
   1. Look intently into the Bible
   2. Continually looking intently into the Bible, not just 5 minutes a day
   3. Not forgetting what we have read
   4. But doing it (putting God's word into practice).
   5. God promises that as we work hard at #1-4 God will bless us as we 'DO' His Word.

L - Learn 

1. Ask & Tell God Psalm 119:34 “Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.”
2. Doing His Word means to look for:
   1. Promises to trust
   2. Examples to follow
   3. Instructions to obey 
   4. Key truths to know
3. Highlight or underline the one(s) you want focus on.
4. Study your highlights
   1. (if you have time) Look up your highlights in one or more Study Bibles
   2. Ask God how you can do them better
       

O - Obey 

1. Ask God which highlight you should focus on doing this week.
2. Look at multiple Study Bibles on that verse to learn it well. Life Bible App has 50+ Study Bibles both on phone and computer.
3. Write at least a one sentence specific application in your Bible or journal or phone. The more effort you put on this the more you'll grow.
4. Asking God for his power & wisdom to help you 'DO' your application (App).
5. Remember, doing no personal application means James 1:22.
6. Recommend you spend at least 20 minutes a day studying and obeying.
7. Review the previous 6 days of applications, asking God to help you do them, so that you don't fall into the trap of learning and forgetting, learning and forgetting.
    

S - Share 

1. Share, share, share about what you learned and your application. (Ps 78:4-7, Acts 7:38, Col 3:16).

P.R.A.Y. acronym - A Great way to end your time with God is by talking with God about your concerns and goals for the day.

1. Praise & Thanksgiving Praise God for who He is (his attributes) and thank him for what He has and will do.
2. Repent of the sins committed and the commands ignored.  Ask God to reveal your hidden sins to you and to help you not to sin. 
3. Ask for the needs of others and yourself with faith, persistence, and patience.
4. Yield to his will on my requests and schedule for today. (“Not my will but yours be done” Luke 22:42 NIV)

Highly recommended

Read through the New Testament in a year (www.OneYearNT.com) to so you can yearly review & obey everything (Matthew 28:19-20).
If you fall behind in your reading, only do iLOT on today's reading. Next year you'll be able to study the passage again.

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