Doing: Being Proactive.

James 1:23-24
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.

I'd say on average, a person looks at themselves in the mirror for 5-10 minutes each day. When you add up that time in a week, month, or over the course of a year that can be a large sum! Men and women have different reasons for looking at the mirror. Age is also a factor in this case. Whether it's an evaluation of body image, or to pop a pimple, everyone surely looks in the mirror from time to time. Girls look in the mirror as if it's an important job to do. Guys do it more out of obsession and don't feel like it's any different than when they look at someone from across the room. They don't think they'll walk away looking any better.

James offers us comparable analogy: He claims that someone who hears the Word of God but doesn't apply any changes to their life is like a person (probably a guy) who looks at themselves in the mirror who isn't interested enough in their reflection to remember or worry about it five minutes later. Don't read the Bible just to reassure your confidence, rather expect to make changes to your life based on what you read.

God, may we willingly read your word and fix what needs to be altered in our life to best satisfy your desires. Every time you look in the mirror today, think about this, that is, if you even remember!

P.S. After a weekend and first part of the week without internet, my blog has been updated. I never intended to take a vacation from writing these past few days. I usually like to mention it ahead of time if I'm not going to post something. Therefore, I'm cheating a little and publishing four other posts today other than this even though the time stamps will still say the intended date (Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday etc.).