Are WE considerate of one another?

But keep on encouraging one another each day, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you should become hardened by the deceptive power of sin. - Hebrews 3:13

Hebrews 10:24,25 says 'And let us consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking our meeting together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you see the day drawing near.'

I do not mean to offend anyone. I have noticed that as Witnesses of Jehovah we are all here to do as Paul had spoken of in the book of Hebrews.  Negativity... perhaps some aggression.. and sensitivities..etc.. are things we ALL need to work on for we are ONE of the many Jehovah's Witnesses in the world. Where is the love amongst us? We also need to remember whom we represent.. Thus we can always imitate Jesus Christ, for he and many of the prophets as well as many early Christian's of old aka the apostles and disciples were of great example to us. I understand we are all imperfect and that we need to work on things however, we can always work on having Christ's mental attitude.. ! 

Beloved one, do not imitate what is bad, but imitate what is good. The one who does good originates with God. The one who does bad has not seen God. - 3 John 11

But become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, freely forgiving one another just as God also by Christ freely forgave you. 

- Ephesians 4:32

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. It does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

This is something we need to learn.. and take into account. I find that by attacking each other.. accusing.. being aggressive and negative towards one another.. even too sensitive or too insensitive.. we should take into account, learn from Jesus' and imitate his example.. Sure he knew his disciples were imperfect.. yet he never called out on them or questioned them.. However, he thought them humility.. 

Jesus then called a little child to his side. Warmly embracing the child, he drove home his point: “Truly I say to you, Unless you turn around and become as young children, you will by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens. Therefore, whoever will humble himself like this young child is the one that is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.”—Matthew 18:3, 4. 

We should ask ourselves.. Do we have the 'Mind of Christ'? Do we have his 'Mental Attitude'? For Christ' knowing his disciples were imperfect.. still loved them as brothers'.. should we not do the same? 

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2000124

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2009681

Can the Bible Help Me if I’m Depressed?

Whoever does not love has not come to know God, because God is love. - 1 John 4:8

When I was part of the world.. which I am not anymore even though I live IN it... I dealt a lot with my depression. Actually I still have it.. but I deal with it in a positive way that instead of allowing myself to stray to thinking negative, I try reminding myself to think positive 24/7. So when it comes to asking if the Bible can help US as individuals when we are dealing with depression or when we are depressed, stressed, or even anxious.. My answer is a B-I-G positive YES!  Prayer too helps.. Because only Jehovah God being so tender, merciful, and caring.. also so LOVING, shows that he truly is our father. I can imagine his son, Jesus Christ, having intense love for humankind as well. I just LOVE how we have such a wonderful father who is willing to help us when we feel down and even gives us amazing friends in the organization who support as well as encourage us.. Meetings, Assemblies, and Conventions included!  We have so much support!!

I find that when we take the time to notice what Jehovah God has done for us. It helps us to deal with our troubles !! These are some of the articles that I love to read.. and think about when I start feeling the anxieties of the world. LOL. Helps me lots to think that all of us have a form of suffering.. And we are all imperfect, thus finding a way to cope with it.. is something we need to ask Jehovah for assistant in.. and he provides a lot of things for us through the organization!

http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/bible-help-depressed/

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201310/what-is-depression/

(http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102013369)

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20130801/believe-in-god/

(http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013564)

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20131001/jehovah-freely-forgave-you/

(http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013728)

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20130501/does-jehovah-god-really-care/

(http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013329)

Jehovah Wants YOU Back!

Written By: Narayan Kumar Dahal

The rain pelts down, yet makes no sound

As out the door they go. 

As they desert Jehovah’s house, 

And ally themselves with his foe. 

They aren’t the first, nor are they the last, 

To go and choose this path. 

The Devil grins as they stand by his side, 

Then he throws back his head and he laughs. 

‘I’ve won, oh great Jah!’ He cackles with glee, 

‘Your ‘faithful good’ servants are now serving me! 

I know that you thought they’d stay strong to the end, 

That you, their Creator, were truly their friend, 

But they’ve lost their fine focus, lost sight of their prize, 

And my wicked system has been their demise! 

Your care and your patience, your love has all failed, 

As for me, I have won, I’ve triumphed, prevailed! 

But Jehovah looks toward him and calmly replies, 

‘You’re right, evil serpent, this is good in your eyes. 

There’s one thing, however, you seem to have missed, 

And that thing, foolish Satan, that thing is just this: 

In all of my servants I see something fine, 

It helps draw them to me and makes their hearts mine. 

And though, for the moment, you’ve clouded their sight, 

In their hearts they all know that my way is still right. 

So though they may wander in this system of yours, 

Know, I am Jehovah, I won’t bar my doors. 

When they’ve discovered they’ve reaped what they’ve sown, 

I’ll take back my lost lambs and make them my own. 

So laugh, oh doomed ruler, while you still have the time, 

I’ll have them back and they’ll be in their prime. 

I will not give up ’til you’ve come to great harm, and 

All of my children are safe in my arms.

*-* Emergency Bible Numbers *-*

- When you are sad, call on John 14

- When you don’t feel loved, call on Romans 8:38-39

- When you have sinned, call on 1 John 1:8-9

- When you are facing danger, call on Psalm 91

- When people have failed you, call on Psalm 27 

- When Jehovah feels far from you, call on Psalm 139 

- When your faith needs encouraging, call on Hebrews 11 

- When you are scared, call on Psalm 23 

- When you are worried, call on Matthew 6:25-34 

- When you are hurt, call on Colossians 3:12-17 

- When you feel no one is on your side, call on Romans 8:31-39 

- When you are seeking rest, call on Matthew 11:25-30 

- When you are suffering, call on Romans 8:18-30 

- When you feel you’re failing, call on Psalm 121 

- When you pray, call on Matthew 6:9-13 

- When you need courage, call on Joshua 1 

- When you are in need, call on Philippians 4:19 

- When you are hated because of your faith, call on John 15 

- When you are losing hope, call on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 

- When you are seeking peace, call on John 14:27 

- When you want to do good works, call on John 15 

- When you want to live a happy life, call on Colossians 3:12-17 

- When you don’t understand what Jehovah is doing, call on Isaiah 55:8-9 

- When you want to get along with others, call on Romans 12:9-21

Past vs. Present

My Mom's recent trip to Israel in 2012-2013ish... This is the temple of which Jesus... walked! Well IF you look close enough, this used to be the temple where Jesus 'used' to teach. Lol. Its pretty fascinating.. The Watchtower Study Edition of July 2013 talked about it too. I found it fascinating. 

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20130415/was-jerusalems-temple-rebuilt/

( http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013288 )

Also you can kind of see traces of the houses where the Jews used to live outside the temple wall. Lol.

Matthew 24:2 In response he said to them: “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, by no means will a stone be left here upon a stone and not be thrown down.”

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002436#h=65:761-65:899

Our Heavenly Father.. Truly Cares For and Love Us!

Whenever I think about Jehovah our Heavenly Father.. and his Beloved Son.. I think of someone who is holding my hand and never letting go... Of someone who is always so willing to help me and lead me into the right direction! 

You, whom I took from the ends of the earth,
And you, whom I called from its most distant parts.
I said to you, ‘You are my servant;
I have chosen you; I have not rejected you.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
Do not be anxious, for I am your God.
I will fortify you, yes, I will help you,
I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness.’
Look! All those getting enraged against you will be put to shame and humiliated.
Those who fight with you will be brought to nothing and perish.
You will search for men who struggle with you, but you will not find them;
The men at war with you will become as something nonexistent, as nothing at all.
For I, Jehovah your God, am grasping your right hand,
The One saying to you, ‘Do not be afraid. I will help you.’ - Isaiah 41:9-13

“Be courageous and very strong . . . Jehovah your God is with you.”—JOSH. 1:7-9.


Sometimes all of us who are down and tired of this bewildered wicked world, forget that we need complete faith in Jehovah God and also courage to endure all things. We also end up forgetting that we need look to one another as brothers and sisters, not as humans, perhaps of different nationalities, color, or even languages; in the end we are all related. Before Jehovah’s eyes we are all precious and our difference in such things does not really matter to him. In this world, there is just too many prejudices because each individual is either too different or maybe does not belong in certain parts of ‘society’. To be completely fair what has any of this to do with it? In reality, we are all related whether we want to admit it or not. We are descendants of Adam and Eve, yet because of their disobeying Jehovah God’s command they sinned. Not only that but it evidently showed their lack of faith.

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” says Paul at Romans 3:23. Adam and Eve’s punishment was death through sin. However, this did not prevent them from having children, of which had inherited such a sin. Thus we grow old and die, we deal with various life threatening complications to the point that it’s unbearable. No one wants to see a loved one pass away in death or even suffer. Nevertheless, the Bible as God’s Word tells us of a provision of a future to come. Jehovah God never said he’d leave us to die. Instead he still provides for us daily. When you go outside on a bright shinny day, what do you see? Or perhaps when you step out in the evening and look up at the sky? There is life all around us of which we should be grateful for. Our lives are so precious to OUR Heavenly Father above that he is not just the Giver of life and the supplier of it, but also the Restorer of it. Jesus illustrates such an example in the book of Matthew, Chapter 6 verse 26 where he says “Observe intently the birds of heaven, because they do not sow seed or reap or gather into storehouses; still YOUR heavenly Father feeds them. Are YOU not worth more than they are?”

Jehovah God first loved us. Everything about his qualities reflects on love. We have fine examples in 1 John 4:8 where it states “He that does not love has not come to know God, because God is love”. One of his greatest show of love for us was sending his Son, Jesus Christ, to suffer and die on our behalf. John 3:16 says “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.” But what is faith? Faith means to convey the thought of confidence, trust, and firm persuasion. Hebrews 11:1 states, “Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.” Faith also conveys the idea something that underlies visible conditions and guarantees a future possession, as described in the Insight on the Scriptures. In order to be acceptable to God we must let go of all our wickedness and listen to what he has to tell us. Follow not just his laws but also his commandments, his principles. Exercising faith in his beloved Son gives us a future of living forever on earth.

Which moves us to another word we as humans usually do not use or have lack of, Courage. The courage to change and follow Jehovah is not easy but it can be done. Like the scripture at the beginning, Joshua 1:9 says that we need to be strong and courageous for Jehovah God is with you. Leading to this is the ability to stand firm when it comes to trials and tribulation. We may never want to for fear it may injure us, but how much so did Jesus Christ show such a fine example when he put up everything for our sake. Jehovah God was not the only one who loved us, but also his Son. The only human who has existed that I can think of who through faith did as God asked, to offer up his only son, was Abraham of old. He did not have to give his only son, yet he had faith that God would resurrect his son. In fact, he based such faith in God’s promises.

However, always keep in mind that as we are living in the ends of this wicked system of things we must have strong faith and when we lack it, ask God for it. When tribulation and trials, even persecution takes effect we can keep in mind that “God is for us a refuge and strength, a help that is readily to be found during distresses.”(Psalms 46:1) And no matter what, “The name of Jehovah is a strong tower. Into it the righteous runs and is given protection” (Proverbs 18:10). When you feel that it is just too much, do as the Psalmist said in chapter 55 verse 22, “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you. Never will he allow the righteous one to totter”.  Sometimes we forget that Jehovah God can help us in anything, more like everything… So Jesus Christ tells us to rely on Jehovah Our God. Proverbs 3:5, 6 says “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. In all your ways take notice of him, and he himself will make your paths straight.”

Notice what faithful King David told his son Solomon, “Be courageous and strong and act. Do not be afraid nor be terrified, for Jehovah God, my God, is with you. He will not desert you or leave you until all the work of the service of Jehovah’s house is finished.” (1 Chronicles 28:20).  Though he had made many mistakes, he still had confidence in Jehovah’s promises and no matter what wanted to do what was right. For all his wrongdoings involving Bathsheba and Uriah, he wholeheartedly begged Jehovah in prayer for forgiveness of his sins. When reading Psalm 51, we see his heartfelt remorse against the bad things he had done that appeared bad in the eyes of Jehovah God.

Many of us fall short to Jehovah God’s glory, yet we can still re-kindle our friendship with him by earnestly praying to him in the privacy of our room in secret just as Jesus had advised us to do in Matthew 6:6. In here he says, “You, however, when you pray, go into your private room and, after shutting your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; then your Father who looks on in secret will repay you.” This does not mean that only when we sin must we speak to Jehovah God in prayer but also when we want assistance, when we want help to deal with things. In reality we are invited to speak to him daily. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 asks that we “Pray incessantly.”

And as the Apostle Paul says in Philippians 4:6,7  “Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let YOUR petitions be made known to God; and the peace of God that excels all thought will guard YOUR hearts and YOUR mental powers by means of Christ Jesus.” Whenever you feel that things are too much just read Matthew Chapter 5-7 and keep an eye out for chapter 6 verses 19-34. It gives you a beautiful example and illustration of how Jesus teaches us to look to Jehovah God when times are good or horribly bad. In this Jesus helps us to remember that we are worth more than anything else to Jehovah, so much so that he gave his only-begotten son in our behalf. (John 3:16)

 In the Jehovah's Witness Watchtower of November 15th, 2010, indicates that the psalms are rich with expressions of human emotions coupled with repeated assurances that Jehovah does listen to the cry of a lowly one who is overwhelmed by emotional stresses. Consider the following stanzas: We can always keep in mind the Psalmist who wrote, “In my distress I kept calling upon Jehovah, and to my God I kept crying for help. Out of his temple he proceeded to hear my voice, and my own cry before him for help now came into his ears” (Psalm 18:6). Another psalmist said, “Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.” (Psalm 34:18). Another fine example of how much Jehovah loves us in depicted in Psalm 147:3 where it says, “He [Jehovah] is healing the brokenhearted ones, and is binding up their painful spots.”  Never forget that one way to approach Jehovah is through prayer. We must never forget that only he can help us to change or even so make life easier and better. Living in this world is hard and no doubt we want it all to go away. Keep in mind too that we are not perfect and we sin daily, yet Jehovah looks past our imperfections and through his Son, he forgives us. In order to draw close to Jehovah we must take into consideration in how Jehovah defines what it means to love him.

In conclusion 1 John 5: 3, 4 says “For this is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments; and yet his commandments are not burdensome, because everything that has been born from God conquers the world. And this is the conquest that has conquered the world, our faith.” One thing I have learned is that looking back to all of my past experiences and the dreading of them for doing so much wrong, I can look to Jehovah God for help in forgetting such horrible memories. Even though they make me who I am today, I cannot never forget that it was Jehovah God who has helped me to change so much. It was our heavenly Father who gave me a new personality like it is stated in Ephesians 4:22-24, “That YOU should put away the old personality which conforms to YOUR former course of conduct and which is being corrupted according to his deceptive desires; but that YOU should be made new in the force actuating YOUR mind, and should put on the new personality which was created according to God’s will in true righteousness and loyalty.”

I write this as a reminder to myself in order that I may never forget the blessings and amazing strength Jehovah God through his beloved Son, Jesus Christ, has given me in order to endure all things. He gives me the strength to live on in this world. Sustains me by providing me with my needed daily things which has become so hard to do in this world. Yet I have complete faith through his Son that things will be better soon. As I continue to try my best to go out in the ministry and preach the good news of Jehovah God’s Kingdom. I want to show everyone in the world how a horrible person, such as myself, who had gone through so much as they do or continue to, could change for the better. It also helps that I can read this and smile, because it will remind me of all the amazing things Jehovah has done for mankind; even all the examples of faithful humans who lived before me. Such fine examples are Noah, Rahab, Ruth, Moses, Ebed-melech, Jesus, Paul, so many more and all my amazing brothers and sisters of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

With so many examples of such faithful, devoted, and loyal servants; I want to run the race with them to attain the promise of everlasting life! Just as Paul in Hebrews chapter 12 verse 1-3 says, “So, then, because we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also put off every weight and the sin that easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,  as we look intently at the Chief Agent and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus. For the joy that was set before him he endured a torture stake, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Indeed, consider closely the one who has endured such contrary talk by sinners against their own interests, that YOU may not get tired and give out in YOUR souls.” I have high hopes that this will make us feel better and help us through our hard times or days. It sure made me feel special today. :D