WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:02.659 - Prayer isn't just something we practice. 2 00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:06.099 - It's a lifestyle we carry with us. 3 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:07.379 - And now 4 00:00:07.759 --> 00:00:08.740 - you can carry 5 00:00:09.039 --> 00:00:11.919 - that reminder into your everyday life through the 6 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.380 - inner chamber gift shop. 7 00:00:14.044 --> 00:00:16.285 - From the inner chamber prayer journal designed to 8 00:00:16.285 --> 00:00:19.085 - help you create intentional moments with God to 9 00:00:19.085 --> 00:00:21.804 - faith inspired apparel and resources from kneeling at 10 00:00:21.804 --> 00:00:22.384 - the throne. 11 00:00:22.765 --> 00:00:25.085 - Each item was created to encourage your walk 12 00:00:25.085 --> 00:00:27.004 - with Christ and keep your prayer close to 13 00:00:27.004 --> 00:00:27.664 - your heart. 14 00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:30.599 - Whether you're choosing something for yourself or giving 15 00:00:30.599 --> 00:00:33.399 - a meaningful gift to someone else, there's something 16 00:00:33.399 --> 00:00:34.379 - waiting for you. 17 00:00:34.840 --> 00:00:37.000 - Visit divine515.com 18 00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:39.500 - and explore the inner chamber gift shop. 19 00:00:39.895 --> 00:00:42.935 - Inner chamber gift shop where prayer becomes a 20 00:00:42.935 --> 00:00:43.435 - lifestyle. 21 00:01:01.829 --> 00:01:04.969 - Welcome to the divine five one five podcast. 22 00:01:05.750 --> 00:01:07.609 - Here is this week's devotional. 23 00:01:08.505 --> 00:01:11.645 - Hello and welcome to divine five one five 24 00:01:11.784 --> 00:01:13.645 - daily prayers with Valerie Rocha. 25 00:01:14.025 --> 00:01:15.005 - We are continuing 26 00:01:15.944 --> 00:01:16.685 - our September 27 00:01:16.984 --> 00:01:17.484 - series 28 00:01:17.865 --> 00:01:18.365 - of 29 00:01:19.784 --> 00:01:21.784 - how to study the Bible so it changes 30 00:01:21.784 --> 00:01:22.500 - your life. 31 00:01:22.980 --> 00:01:26.120 - Today's episode, we are going to be tackling 32 00:01:26.739 --> 00:01:29.879 - the biggest Bible study mistake that Christians make. 33 00:01:30.659 --> 00:01:33.560 - Scripture text comes from James one twenty two 34 00:01:33.859 --> 00:01:36.180 - and reads, do not merely listen to the 35 00:01:36.180 --> 00:01:36.680 - word. 36 00:01:37.004 --> 00:01:39.584 - And so deceive yourselves, do what it says. 37 00:01:40.284 --> 00:01:42.064 - So we wanna start the conversation 38 00:01:43.004 --> 00:01:43.504 - by, 39 00:01:44.204 --> 00:01:46.364 - saying that it is possible to know many 40 00:01:46.364 --> 00:01:49.104 - Bible verses and still struggle to apply them. 41 00:01:49.619 --> 00:01:51.539 - I think that the biggest thing is, is 42 00:01:51.539 --> 00:01:54.039 - that sometimes when we're learning these scriptures, 43 00:01:54.899 --> 00:01:56.979 - we don't wanna just feel like we're checking 44 00:01:56.979 --> 00:01:57.719 - off a box, 45 00:01:58.019 --> 00:01:59.799 - but sometimes there's this disconnect 46 00:02:00.259 --> 00:02:01.479 - where we're 47 00:02:01.780 --> 00:02:04.420 - memorizing them, but we're not really sure how 48 00:02:04.420 --> 00:02:06.584 - to apply them to everyday 49 00:02:06.965 --> 00:02:07.465 - life. 50 00:02:08.405 --> 00:02:10.884 - And sometimes we just mistake learning for, for 51 00:02:10.884 --> 00:02:11.384 - living. 52 00:02:11.685 --> 00:02:14.264 - We enjoy discovering new insights, but 53 00:02:14.644 --> 00:02:17.525 - God asks us to forgive, trust, wait, or 54 00:02:17.525 --> 00:02:18.025 - obey. 55 00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:21.379 - And we pump the brakes and hesitate because 56 00:02:21.379 --> 00:02:24.199 - application is often harder than information. 57 00:02:26.739 --> 00:02:28.900 - I especially find this to be true when 58 00:02:28.900 --> 00:02:29.400 - we're 59 00:02:30.019 --> 00:02:31.719 - talking about the topic of forgiveness, 60 00:02:32.340 --> 00:02:32.840 - because, 61 00:02:34.004 --> 00:02:36.245 - the scripture tells us that in the Lord's 62 00:02:36.245 --> 00:02:38.084 - prayer, that if we don't forgive, then God 63 00:02:38.084 --> 00:02:40.985 - cannot forgive us. And that's a perfect example 64 00:02:41.044 --> 00:02:43.465 - of how we're reading something, 65 00:02:43.844 --> 00:02:45.764 - but it hits us a certain way. So 66 00:02:45.764 --> 00:02:46.584 - we struggle 67 00:02:47.044 --> 00:02:47.544 - with 68 00:02:48.810 --> 00:02:51.530 - not what it says, but how we'll apply 69 00:02:51.530 --> 00:02:53.689 - it because of what it might cost us 70 00:02:53.689 --> 00:02:54.510 - to do it. 71 00:02:54.810 --> 00:02:57.129 - But when we take the time to do 72 00:02:57.129 --> 00:02:59.790 - what it says, we will always come out 73 00:03:00.294 --> 00:03:03.194 - ahead and move closer to the throne. 74 00:03:03.974 --> 00:03:06.694 - Be more free and liberating from whatever it 75 00:03:06.694 --> 00:03:09.754 - is that is holding us, holding us back. 76 00:03:11.014 --> 00:03:11.754 - And so 77 00:03:12.550 --> 00:03:13.050 - sometimes 78 00:03:14.469 --> 00:03:17.110 - the reason why we struggle is because knowledge 79 00:03:17.110 --> 00:03:20.250 - is safe, right? If we know it, we 80 00:03:20.389 --> 00:03:22.469 - it's like, okay, well, we we we've done 81 00:03:22.469 --> 00:03:25.349 - it. Right. We we we've we've memorized the 82 00:03:25.349 --> 00:03:25.849 - scripture, 83 00:03:26.375 --> 00:03:29.734 - but it's not just about knowing if you're 84 00:03:29.734 --> 00:03:30.394 - not actually 85 00:03:30.854 --> 00:03:33.094 - applying it, then it can actually do what 86 00:03:33.094 --> 00:03:34.394 - it's set out to do. 87 00:03:34.935 --> 00:03:35.834 - And so 88 00:03:36.454 --> 00:03:37.514 - because of it, 89 00:03:37.894 --> 00:03:39.034 - obedience requires 90 00:03:39.334 --> 00:03:39.834 - surrender. 91 00:03:40.729 --> 00:03:41.209 - And, 92 00:03:41.530 --> 00:03:44.489 - when God's word often challenges our comfort or 93 00:03:44.489 --> 00:03:45.709 - exposes our attitudes, 94 00:03:46.810 --> 00:03:49.050 - is, is going to challenge us right. To, 95 00:03:49.050 --> 00:03:50.969 - to make a decision on whether or not 96 00:03:50.969 --> 00:03:53.449 - we're going to apply it. And it calls 97 00:03:53.449 --> 00:03:54.509 - us to change. 98 00:03:55.574 --> 00:03:56.074 - But 99 00:03:56.935 --> 00:03:58.634 - remember that transformation 100 00:03:59.335 --> 00:04:01.034 - always costs something right. 101 00:04:01.335 --> 00:04:03.835 - Case in point, if you are 102 00:04:05.415 --> 00:04:06.775 - needing to, to, 103 00:04:08.930 --> 00:04:10.469 - shed some weight. Right. 104 00:04:11.969 --> 00:04:14.209 - You can know what it is you need 105 00:04:14.209 --> 00:04:15.810 - to eat. You can know what it is 106 00:04:15.810 --> 00:04:17.569 - you need to do. Right. That's the knowledge 107 00:04:17.569 --> 00:04:19.410 - part of it. But if you don't actually 108 00:04:19.410 --> 00:04:19.910 - apply 109 00:04:20.654 --> 00:04:23.375 - and make the necessary changes, then you're not 110 00:04:23.375 --> 00:04:24.895 - going to see the goals or you're not 111 00:04:24.895 --> 00:04:25.955 - going to see the results 112 00:04:26.415 --> 00:04:28.514 - and the outcome that you want to see 113 00:04:28.735 --> 00:04:30.574 - and applying God's word is, is a lot 114 00:04:30.574 --> 00:04:33.134 - like that. It's not going to always be 115 00:04:33.134 --> 00:04:35.634 - easy, but it will definitely always be beneficial. 116 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:37.220 - And so 117 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:40.240 - the other thing to remember here is that 118 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:42.980 - God's word is so powerful because every passage 119 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:44.740 - invites a response 120 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:47.360 - of some sort. Now we may have to 121 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:49.585 - read the scripture before and after, and, you 122 00:04:49.585 --> 00:04:51.345 - know, we always wanna make sure that we're 123 00:04:51.345 --> 00:04:54.165 - reading it within proper context and understanding, 124 00:04:55.024 --> 00:04:56.865 - the backstory, if you will. So that might 125 00:04:56.865 --> 00:04:58.085 - take a little bit more 126 00:04:58.785 --> 00:05:00.964 - digging in to find out, 127 00:05:01.650 --> 00:05:03.889 - who's what's wise and where's right. But when 128 00:05:03.889 --> 00:05:06.389 - scripture reveals something in your heart, 129 00:05:07.170 --> 00:05:09.410 - it is not something that you can just 130 00:05:09.410 --> 00:05:09.910 - acknowledge, 131 00:05:10.210 --> 00:05:12.850 - right? It's gonna, it's gonna affect you in 132 00:05:12.850 --> 00:05:15.410 - a certain way. It's going to reveal something 133 00:05:15.410 --> 00:05:17.995 - to you and it's going to impact you 134 00:05:18.295 --> 00:05:19.834 - in a certain way. 135 00:05:20.214 --> 00:05:20.455 - And, 136 00:05:21.095 --> 00:05:23.415 - you know, scripture says that his, his word 137 00:05:23.415 --> 00:05:25.814 - is, is life changing, right? He says, I 138 00:05:25.814 --> 00:05:27.175 - come that you have life and have it 139 00:05:27.175 --> 00:05:27.915 - more abundantly. 140 00:05:28.389 --> 00:05:31.350 - You can't have life if, if you're not, 141 00:05:31.350 --> 00:05:34.150 - you know, eating every day. Right. You're you're 142 00:05:34.150 --> 00:05:34.470 - not, 143 00:05:35.189 --> 00:05:35.689 - hydrating 144 00:05:36.069 --> 00:05:38.389 - every day. Right. And God's word is much 145 00:05:38.389 --> 00:05:41.449 - like that. It always hits the point. Right. 146 00:05:41.750 --> 00:05:42.569 - And so 147 00:05:44.025 --> 00:05:45.944 - we want to pray about it. Right. Cause 148 00:05:45.944 --> 00:05:47.564 - that's how we connect 149 00:05:47.944 --> 00:05:48.764 - with God. 150 00:05:49.225 --> 00:05:51.305 - God talks to us through the word and 151 00:05:51.305 --> 00:05:53.485 - we want to implement it because 152 00:05:54.264 --> 00:05:55.944 - the truth of the matter is, is that 153 00:05:55.944 --> 00:05:57.485 - God is not just 154 00:05:58.160 --> 00:05:59.300 - there looking down. 155 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:03.540 - He wants to be right there with us 156 00:06:03.680 --> 00:06:05.300 - in the midst of the transformation. 157 00:06:05.919 --> 00:06:07.220 - He wants to 158 00:06:07.600 --> 00:06:09.839 - be there to encourage us along. And he 159 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:10.339 - does, 160 00:06:10.875 --> 00:06:12.714 - whatever it is that we're going through, he's 161 00:06:12.714 --> 00:06:15.914 - right there with a word, to encourage us, 162 00:06:15.914 --> 00:06:17.935 - to strengthen us, to comfort us, 163 00:06:18.555 --> 00:06:19.694 - and to ultimately 164 00:06:20.314 --> 00:06:22.654 - help us live this thing out. 165 00:06:24.139 --> 00:06:26.319 - And because of it, God's greatest work 166 00:06:26.779 --> 00:06:29.659 - will always happen when his truth becomes visible 167 00:06:29.659 --> 00:06:30.560 - through our lives. 168 00:06:31.019 --> 00:06:31.519 - So 169 00:06:31.899 --> 00:06:33.039 - that being said, 170 00:06:33.899 --> 00:06:34.719 - let's take 171 00:06:35.419 --> 00:06:35.919 - these 172 00:06:37.115 --> 00:06:40.014 - learning prayers, right? These learning strategies 173 00:06:40.714 --> 00:06:42.875 - and apply them as we go to the 174 00:06:42.875 --> 00:06:43.375 - throne, 175 00:06:44.394 --> 00:06:45.375 - heavenly father, 176 00:06:46.555 --> 00:06:48.954 - help us to become a doer of your 177 00:06:48.954 --> 00:06:50.334 - work and not merely 178 00:06:50.794 --> 00:06:52.414 - someone who hears it. 179 00:06:52.980 --> 00:06:55.459 - Give us the courage to obey you, even 180 00:06:55.459 --> 00:06:58.120 - when it stretches our faith or challenges 181 00:06:58.980 --> 00:06:59.959 - our comfort, 182 00:07:00.980 --> 00:07:04.019 - continue shaping our heart until life reflects the 183 00:07:04.019 --> 00:07:06.365 - truth you've placed within us. And we will 184 00:07:06.365 --> 00:07:07.985 - bless you in Jesus name. 185 00:07:08.444 --> 00:07:08.944 - Amen. 186 00:07:09.884 --> 00:07:10.384 - So 187 00:07:10.685 --> 00:07:13.485 - always remember God's word wasn't given simply to 188 00:07:13.485 --> 00:07:14.305 - inform you. 189 00:07:15.245 --> 00:07:17.185 - It was given to transform you. 190 00:07:18.300 --> 00:07:20.139 - Scripture tells us, let this mind be in 191 00:07:20.139 --> 00:07:22.319 - you, and it's also in Christ Jesus. 192 00:07:22.699 --> 00:07:23.680 - That's transformation. 193 00:07:24.699 --> 00:07:26.960 - If you were blessed by this episode, definitely 194 00:07:27.100 --> 00:07:29.819 - share it and continue growing with us at 195 00:07:29.819 --> 00:07:31.995 - divine515.com.