How to Be a Doer of God’s Word (and Not Just a Reader or Hearer)

Let’s be honest: We’ve all had moments where we finish a powerful Bible study, feel inspired, and then… do nothing. James 1:22 warns that faith without action is like owning a car but never driving it—it might look nice, but it’s useless. So how do we shift from hearing God’s Word to living it? Let’s break it down with simple, real-life steps anyone can follow.

What Does It Mean to Be a Doer of the Word?
The Mirror Test: Why Reading Isn’t Enough
James 1:22-24 paints a funny picture: Imagine glancing in a mirror, noticing your hair looks like a bird’s nest, and walking away without fixing it. That’s what it’s like to read the Bible but ignore its instructions. Being a doer means letting God’s Word change your choices, not just your thoughts.

Jesus’ Simple Rule: “Follow My Lead”
Jesus didn’t say, “Memorize these verses.” He said, “Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19). Doing the Word means copying Jesus’ actions—loving the unlovable, serving others, and trusting God daily.

10 Practical Ways to Be a Doer of the Word
1. Start with One Verse
Example: Pick Matthew 5:14 (“You are the light of the world”). Ask: “How can I ‘shine’ today?” Maybe compliment a coworker or help a neighbor.

Tip: Post the verse on your fridge or phone wallpaper.

2. Turn Prayer into Action
Prayer: “God, show me who needs help today.”
Action: Buy groceries for a struggling friend. Drop off old blankets at an animal shelter.

Bible Backup: “Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (James 2:17).

3. Practice the “WWJD” Rule
Before making decisions, ask: “What Would Jesus Do?”

At Work: Choose honesty over cutting corners.

Online: Post encouragement instead of criticism.

Modern Twist: WWJD bracelets are cheesy, but the principle still works.

4. Fix What’s Broken (Literally)
Bible Link: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world” (Romans 12:2).

Action: Repair torn clothes instead of trashing them.

Why It Matters: Fighting our “throwaway culture” honors God’s creation.

5. Love Your Enemies (Yes, Really)
Step 1: Pray for someone who annoys you.
Step 2: Text them a kind message.

Hard Truth: Jesus didn’t say “like your enemies”—He said “love them” (Matthew 5:44).

6. Use Your Gifts to Serve
Examples:

Cook meals for new parents.

Use tech skills to fix a friend’s laptop.

Babysit for free so a couple can have a date night.

Bible Boost: “Each of you should use whatever gift you have to serve others” (1 Peter 4:10).

7. Share What You Have
Simple Starts:

Donate unused clothes.

Tip generously, even for takeout.

Lend tools to a neighbor.

Key Verse: “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother in need but has no pity, how can God’s love be in that person?” (1 John 3:17).

8. Forgive Quickly
Action: Let go of grudges. Say “I forgive you” out loud—even if the person never apologizes.

Why It Matters: Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to get sick.

9. Protect the Planet
Doable Ideas:

Switch to reusable water bottles.

Plant flowers for bees.

Recycle paper and plastic.

Bible Reason: “The earth is the Lord’s” (Psalm 24:1). We’re caretakers, not owners.

10. Join a Faith Community
Why It Helps: Trying to follow God alone is like hiking a mountain without a map.

Find: A church group or Bible study that focuses on action, not just talk.

5 Common Excuses (and How to Beat Them)
1. “I Don’t Have Time!”
Truth: You have time for what matters. Try:

Praying during your commute.

Reading one Bible verse while brushing your teeth.

2. “I’m Not Perfect!”
Hope: God uses flawed people. Moses stuttered. Peter lied. You can still make a difference.

3. “What If I Fail?”
Bible Promise: “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him” (Psalm 37:23).

4. “I Don’t Know Where to Start!”
Try This: Pick one of the 10 steps above. Master it, then add another.

5. “No One Notices!”
God’s View: “Your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” (Matthew 6:4).

Your 7-Day Challenge to Become a Doer
Day 1: Share a meal with someone lonely.
Day 2: Forgive a past hurt (write it down, then tear it up).
Day 3: Donate items you no longer use.
Day 4: Complplain less; thank God more.
Day 5: Help a neighbor (mow their lawn, walk their dog).
Day 6: Read James 1:22-25 and act on one instruction.
Day 7: Tell someone how God’s changed your life.

Final Thought: Faith is a Verb
Being a doer of God’s Word isn’t about grand gestures—it’s about small, daily choices that mirror Jesus’ love. You won’t always get it right, but every effort matters. Start today. Pick one step. And remember: God isn’t keeping score; He’s cheering you on.

Now, go shine that light!

In the parable of the Good Samaritan, what were the two travelers who ignored the injured man? (Luke 10:30-37).

THE GRACE OF A DOER | APOSTLE JOHN KIMANI WILLIAM | IMPARTATION FOR DOMINION CONFERENCE | KSF THIKA ROAD | CLIMAXING SESSION | FEB 16^TH 2025
✓ An average Christian knows more than they are doing.
~ If you were to do all that you know, there would be a total turn around of your destiny.
✓ Do you know you can be working in soap making industry but you are the most dirty person. It will take you effort to get the soap, apply it on your body and splash water on yourself that you may be clean.
✓ If you go to a doctor and get a prescription then you just go home and store it on the shelves, you are as good as dead!
No one was ever changed by a medicine they never used.
✓ No matter how authentic a prophetic word is, if you do not do your part, that prophetic word will not materialize.
THREE LEVELS OF DOING
1. Level of listening and doing
• James 1:22
✓ So many Christians are right now discouraged and tired of hearing the word because they thought the word will just help them by listening only.
NB: God's word can never benefit you unless you act on it.
NB: Every prophetic Word that comes from God is conditional.
• Heb 6:12 ESV Hebrews 6:11-12 ESV
[11] And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, [12] so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
✓ If you are only seeking quick and easy way of becoming, forget about destiny.
~ In pursuing your destiny, there's a place of continuing in working out your salvation, there's a place of fasting, prayers...
• James 1:24
✓ The word of God is like a mirror. It helps you notice where you need to work on in your life.
✓ Many just want the God part but they do not embrace their part.
~ God's promises are True. He is faithful on His part. Are you faithful on your part?
• Ezekiel 33:31-32 NLT
[31] So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money. [32] You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don’t act on it!
~ My people are so good in coming to meetings but they are very poor in doing what they hear.
• Joshua 1:8
✓ Success and prosperity is for doers.
~ Joshua was told to be careful to do all that is written in the law so that may succeed in all he was to do.
✓ Procrastination is an enemy of progress.
✓ God has exalted His word above His Name.
He cannot break the scriptures.
• John 10:35 "...and the scripture cannot be broken..."
~ God is merciful, not that He is not willing to help men, but He is always waiting for them to do their part then He can come through for them.
NB: God is only committed to you within he boundaries of His Word.
✓ Rich outpouring of the Spirit / Revival is preceded by the Grace to do.
~ Revival is birthed and sustained by diligence in prayer, purity, continuity in God's Word...
• 1 Corin 15:10
• Col 1:29
✓ Grace comes to help you labour.
~ There no such God as one who does everything for man.
~ Even in the garden of Eden, man had to till the land and work on it.
~ Success is not for the slack, it is not for the lazy.
✓ God teaches us how to profit.
~ He does not give the bread of idleness.
• Prov 31:27 KJV She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.
✓ It's not all about impartation, there's also a place for being diligent on what you have received.
~ If you do not work on your gift, it will just be common like many others.
• Philip 2:12 KJV Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
✓ All that Jesus did on the cross was ingredients that you need to use and apply in your life for you to see change.
✓ Abraham, separate from Lot that you may receive the Grace to birth Kings.
BELIEVE GOD FOR A PORTION OF GRACE IN YOUR GIFT
• Eph 4:7
✓ Your impact is not in the title but the portion/measure of Grace that is upon your life.
~ It is the Grace of God upon somebody that brings efficiency in doing something.
There's Grace that makes men willing in your assignment. If You lack it, you become a burden to people.
✓ If you have the gift, what you need now is to grow in the Grace. Seek Grace for the gift upon you.
~ The difference in Graces upon men is what brings difference in works they manifest though they may have the same Title upon them.
NB: ITS GRACE THAT BRINGS THE DIFFERENCE IN DIFFERENT VESSELS.
~ As you grow in Grace, the manifestation of the Works of God upon your life also increases.
✓ The empowerment you receive from God is what determines the kind of results you command in your assignment.
NB: Abraham was not just made righteousness by faith alone but by also the steps or actions he took after hearing the word of the Lord.
Shalom

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