Apply God's Word

"But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves." (James 1:22)

God wants us to apply His Word to our lives, but have you ever been sitting, staring at your Bible, wondering how in the world it can be applied to your life?

Below are some application-orientated questions to ask one’s self when studying God's word. Asking these questions is a way to meditate on God's word, and to make it personal to your life. Merely reading God's word will not help us to grow in our relationship with God. We need to meditate on it, and do what it says. It is a discipline to develop that we may grow close to God and be more like Christ.
 

When reading God's word, ask these questions:

Does this text reveal something I should:

o    Believe about God?

o    Praise or thank or trust God for?

o    Pray about for myself or others?

o    Have a new attitude about?

o    Make a decision about?

o    Do for the sake of Christ, others, or myself? *

Also, pick a verse to memorize, and while memorizing it, think of ways you can an do apply it to your life.

I pray that you would grow in your relationship with God, and that these simple questions would help you become more like Christ!

*Points came from Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney