At the beach

“We don’t need new laws or rules when such already exist but are not being applied.”

That is a short paragraph from a letter to the editor. (The Northern Advocate, Friday, February 17, 2017)

And I don’t think we need the context for a paragraph like that.

Reading that sentence reminds me again about what is on my mind already for a long time.

I have heard quite a bit and I have read quite a bit, but the big question is: “Have I applied, have I practiced all the things I have heard and read so far?”

I am asking myself also: “Has what I have heard and read changed my life?”

Is it not also logical to ask: “Why are you hearing and  reading more, you have not even applied and practiced all the things you have heard and read so far?”

LISTEN TO WHAT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST SAYS:

“‘Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”’ (Matthew 7:24)

BUT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST SAYS ALSO:

“‘But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.'” (Matthew 7:26)