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Lenni

Lenni
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01/15/2014 11:04

Don't fool yourself!

That phrase in the Responsive Reading "…be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves” stood out to me this week. I realized just how often in the past I have fooled myself – thinking I have done enough just by hearing the word (i.e., reading my lesson, attending church services, etc.) but the rest of the time I haven’t actually done anything or used what I’ve learned to be a blessing to anyone else. It wasn’t anyone else deceiving me, it was me deceiving myself. If we’re not alert, it is very easy to slip into that self-deceived mindset. I’m grateful how this church constantly emphasizes the living and doing, and that we have practitioners who aren’t fooled … even when we seem to be, and help us snap out of it!