19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.
Sometimes, we don't hear what God is telling us to do because we are talking. Sometimes, we are distracted by other things like computers, television, family, sin, sports, our kids' activities, etc. Even religion and church activities can keep us so busy, we don't hear God. But James tells us to "get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you." You see, God will not talk over the "noise" in your life, so if you want to hear from God, you're going to have to be quiet, be still, and remove the distractions that are hindering you from obeying Him! Just something to think about!
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