Last night we ate Waffles and talked about James 1. I was really struck by a number of things

v6-7
But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

v22-25
And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself. 23 For if you just listen and don't obey, it is like looking at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you keep looking steadily into God's perfect law – the law that sets you free – and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

It reminded me of that old quote that goes something along the lines of: "tell them and they will hear, show them and they will know, involve them and they will remember." Following Jesus isn't reading the bible and intellectually agreeing on the points it makes, it's about reading the bible and doing it.