Practicing the Word of God

About the Book

The dictionary definition of the word “practice” is 1) to do something frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; 2) to form a habit of acting in any manner. I believe in our day we need to practice the Word of God or to practice God’s principles outlined in the Word. We need to practice what we have been taught from the pulpit, from ministry programs, from teaching tapes and videos. We need to prove the Word of God in our lives in times of little stress so we can be better prepared when the times of pressure, the times of need are at hand. As with all things that we practice, initially, we might not be very good at what we are practicing, i.e. piano, painting, etc. We miss the correct keys, we paint outside the lines, we falter, we fade, we fail. But it is only through our practice that we can become proficient at anything. So it is with the Word of God; we initially might not be successful at the Word which we practice, but as we keep trying, as we grow in understanding of Bible principles, we become stronger and our practice more sure. Then our success in the Word becomes greater and greater, and our faith becomes stronger and stronger. This is a lesson that God was able to convey to me during my play times, in particular, my rounds of golf. It became apparent to me that if I would practice out there on the golf course, what I have been learning all these years that I have been a student of the Word, then I would become more spiritually proficient during other times of my life, when the import was greater. Jesus said in John 17:17, “Thy word is truth.” The premise on which this book is written is that God’s Word in its entirety is true and that we all need to set aside time to practice what we learn from God’s Word. How to do that, how to apply His Word to a round of golf or to leisure time is the initial focus of this book and is based on my experiences on the golf course. Any hobby, craft, sport….any leisure activity that one enjoys, can be substituted for golf; the principles remain the same. God wants to be part of all aspects of our lives, including our times of fun.

About the Author

Roberta Palmer Grummond is the wife of Robert Grummond, and the mother of Nicole Grummond Tyra, and Kimberly Grummond Finney. She has been a born again Christian for over forty years; she was baptized in the Holy Ghost nearly thirty years ago. Her love for the Word of God began at her initial Christian experience and has simply grown and developed since that time. In the 1980s she worked as a Prayer Partner for the Trinity Broadcasting Network affiliate station channel 54 in Fishkill, New York, appearing on the local Praise the Lord television program on behalf of the prayer partner ministry. In the 1990s she enrolled in Bible classes which resulted in her being awarded the Master of Theology Degree from Jacksonville Theological Seminary. She is currently the teacher of two Bible studies, and authors a summer email Bible study.