Watchtower Study, Make the best use of time, Week March 28 to April 3, 2022, Comments and Practical Responses.

Watchtower Study, Making the Best Use of Time, March 28-April 3, 2022, Comments and Responses.

1. How do we spend time with Jehovah?

We spend time with Jehovah when we pray to him, when we read his word in the Bible and meditate on his purpose and his beautiful qualities.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

And in Psalm 139:17 we see how David had a beautiful friendship with Jehovah because there he mentioned that Jehovah's thoughts are precious to him, so we want how David meditated and cultivated that good relationship with Jehovah. 

We all like to spend time with our married couple, young people with their friends and everyone in general with the brothers in the congregation, but certainly what we value most is spending time with Jehovah. 

2. Why is it not always easy to spend time with Jehovah?

It is not easy because of the busy life we ​​have, personal responsibilities may make us think that we do not have time for spiritual things.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Many times an appointment on the calendar reminds us that we have an appointment with someone whom we see Jehovah we do not see, but obviously we have to make a special effort to also keep those appointments with Jehovah.

And this is even applicable if we are full-time, we are pioneers or perhaps responsibilities in the congregation, it may seem that we are doing spiritual things, but it is very important to spend time with Jehovah, pray, study, meditate, and sometimes those activities could also take away time for this. 

3. What other danger should we watch out for?

Well, entertainment, as the proverb 25:27 says, there is a very interesting example mentioned, and it says that it is not good to eat too much honey, it is clear that honey is a good thing, but if it is in excess it can become something bad, exactly the same thing happens in the case of entertainment.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

First Timothy 4:8 is also very interesting because perhaps for many our entertainment is physical sports and verse 8 says that physical exercise has some physical benefit, so it is good because it allows us to be healthy but it says that devotion to God it is beneficial for all things so this verse makes us see what should be our priority in life. 

4. What will we see in this article?

If we know that time is something that when it passes we cannot recover it, this article will help us to establish our priorities well. 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Also how we can make the best use of the time we spend with Jehovah and what benefits we will obtain. 

LET'S MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND ESTABLISH OUR PRIORITIES WELL

5. How can Ephesians 5:15-17 help young people choose the best path in life?

Yes, well, after reading this word, how important it would be to meditate on what each one of us implies, but an example of verse 17 said to understand what the will of Jehovah is, we can ask ourselves, well, what is the will of Jehovah for me, what decision am I going to make? it will please my father more that I walk will help me use the time as the verse said in the best possible way.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

And these questions put it as if in a framework of circumstances because sometimes a young person, an adolescent, faces being alone and it seems that there are two sides, for example, the school counselors and relatives in one and in the other perhaps parents or siblings. of the congregation all well-intentioned but with two opposite directions because at that moment when one seems to be alone is when you have to reflect on what Jehovah tells you.

And keeping in mind the words of Paul to the Ephesians we have to remember that we live in difficult days in the last days are bad days as the apostle Paul said keeping in mind this will help us so that we can now dedicate our lives in the best way we do happy to our God Jehovah.

Paul's words show us that we have to be wise and one way is to remember that our enemy wants us to surrender so now is not the time to slow down or lose sight of the urgency of the times we live in.

6. What did Maria choose, and why was it a good decision?

Through the words of Jesus, Mary chose the best part and that is that she wanted to take advantage of all the time that Jesus was there with them to absorb his teaching and learn, so she sat at his feet and listened to him.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

And it is that the two things were lawful, they were good, but sometimes there is one better than the other, as he comments at the beginning of the paragraph, to make good use of time or time in the best way, sometimes you have to choose between activities even if none of them is bad. .

And the words of Jesus Mary chose the best part and they did not take it away means that not even the son of God would deprive Mary of the opportunity to enjoy that spiritual feast by going to the kitchen to attend to other matters that were less important. 

MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE TIME WE SPEND WITH JEHOVAH

7. Why is it so important to pray, study and meditate?

We will get to know Jehovah much better, and that will also improve our quality of worship.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

As for meditation, in addition to reflecting on the qualities and purpose of Jehovah that enlivens our hope and strengthens our faith, meditation can also help us see what Jehovah wants from each one of us at certain moments of our lives.

Thus, we do take into account these three fundamental things, such as praying, meditating and studying his word, we take into account that they are part of our worship of Jehovah, we will always take it into account.

8. What good example did Jesus set for us when he went into the desert?

Jesus in that important moment of his life understood that it was the moment to stop to meditate to be with Jehovah and that is why he went to the desert to look for a quiet place where he could find that to be with him that teaches us that also when we want to spend time with Jehovah, either praying, meditating, reading the Bible, what we should do is also look for a quiet place that allows us to enjoy that moment. 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Yes, for example, we also have the case of Yuli, the house was not very big, she and her husband lived in an apartment in France, and of course being alone and without interruptions could be a real challenge for her, she says every day I go to the park to take a walk so I can be alone, concentrate and talk to Jehovah at ease, so what a good example for all of us if we can't find that place at home, then go to a quiet place and pray, meditate, read, and I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun.

9. Although Jesus was a very busy person, how did he show that he valued his friendship with Jehovah?

He could have spent the whole day dedicated to spiritual matters helping others by teaching them however he felt that personal responsibility and made time to be with Jehovah.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

And without a doubt this showed that he valued his friendship with Jehovah because doing spiritual activities required a lot of sacrifice for him he needed to take time for Jehovah and for him those moments with Jehovah were non-negotiable and even if he had to make sacrifices and get up early he preferred to do that to ruin his relationship with Jehovah.

Yes, as we see in Mark chapter 1, here we see the routine that Jesus had after sunset when the sun had set, he was with many people, but nevertheless in 35 he says early in the morning is when he went out and went to pray, so We see that for Jesus to be able to do the rest of the things he needed Jehovah, so he looked for the moments when he could and set him aside to have that dependence and that help.

ILLUSTRATION:

A brother eating and watching television while doing his personal study. His son is next to him playing.

Could you find a quiet place for your personal study? (See paragraphs 8 and 9).

Because although the brother is true that he has found time to study but he has many many distractions he has his son he has food he also has television so as we watch the Bible it is in the background it is down and he cannot really concentrate spend time alone with Jehovah.

Yes, the disorder in the house is very striking to me, and the experts call this visual noise, everything that unnecessarily overloads an environment, they say that it directly affects our concentration because order allows us to better understand the concepts and ideas in our mind so since we want to make good use of the time we spend with Jehovah it is important that we make it the right environment. 

10, 11. According to Matthew 26:40, 41, What timely advice did Jesus give his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, but what happened?

Well, the advice was to stay awake and pray constantly.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

The advice was necessary and timely because Jesus had gone to pray and when he returned the apostles were asleep he gave them a warning but even so he went back to pray a second time and when he returned they were also asleep and a third time and the same situation so how important it is to apply those words also in another life and stay awake even asking Jehovah's help to achieve it. 

Well their life was full of activities they had spent a very very busy day it was dawn they were in a moment of special tension Jesus Christ felt it and would have allowed them too all those things produce tiredness and sleep thus the need to be concentrated and pray Jehovah to be aware of this situation was very necessary.

12. What can we do if we sometimes feel too stressed or tired to pray?

Well, it is important that we choose the right time perhaps when we are not so tired or even the position in which we pray to Jehovah.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

And if at any time we still feel too worried or discouraged to speak, we are advised to express ourselves honestly and calmly to Jehovah and to tell him because he is merciful and will understand us.

ILLUSTRATION:

A sister falls asleep while lying in bed praying.

Could you find time to pray when you're not so tired? (See paragraph 12).

We see this clearly in the Illustration that accompanies the paragraph, this sister, surely, after a very busy day, has found time to read the Bible to pray, but the reality is that it is also very late, we see on the clock that it is close to 12 o'clock. the night and because of the appearance it has we see that they have fallen asleep while praying so here is the advice it is important to do it but also look for the moment in which we can have that quality time.

13. How can electronic devices distract us when we are spending time with Jehovah?

Well, directly with many notifications that we have with calls with messages, etc. or indirectly also because, as the paragraph says, the mere fact of having it close may perhaps make it difficult for us to concentrate well.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

It is curious because it is our own study tool that sometimes distracts us, so it would be good, for example, to put the Tablet in a mode that does not distract us, put it in do not disturb mode or study mode in order to concentrate as much as possible.

And it is that it can be easy even for us to justify ourselves sometimes the notifications do not have to be secular work, maybe it is from a brother of the congregation but we also have to have a little time to be alone with Jehovah and leave those matters in a background, as indicated, leave the mobile or electronic device in a mode that does not bother us and thus we can truly enjoy what we are doing. 

14. According to Philippians 4:6, 7, what will Jehovah do to help us focus?

We have just read in Philippians Jehovah will give us his peace and that peace that we can understand will help us to concentrate above all on the moments that cost us the most, whether due to some problem or concern. 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

So if we are going to start a study session, the important thing is to pray to Jehovah so that he protects us and if we are in the meeting then make a prayer for us asking Jehovah I am not concentrating please help me and as son Pablo Jehovah says It will give us peace to protect our heart so that we can concentrate.

Many times we use this text to refer to very worrying, very distressing situations, but for any situation Jehovah cares about what worries us and sometimes perhaps by nature we are very easily distracted and find it difficult to concentrate because it is a reason for prayer and Jehovah it will help us

Yes, as we are seeing, we want to take advantage of the time here, we know that we are already dedicating that time, but perhaps our mind is diverted, so praying to Jehovah specifically that I want to take advantage of the time protects my mind.

And then Jehovah also expects us to act in accordance with our prayer, for example, it may be that we are people who are easily distracted by anything, because sometimes we take notes in a public speech in an assembly, because perhaps that will help us not to get distracted and to be able to pay attention to the teaching that is being given to us. 

ILLUSTRATION:

A brother responding to text messages during the meeting.

Could you avoid responding to texts and emails during meetings? (See paragraphs 13 and 14).

If we see that the young person is in the meeting, then by answering his mobile phone and below he tells us that we could avoid reading or answering those messages during the meetings, but I think it is also better not to even look at them and the good thing about those messages is that they are not deleted or anything and we can look at it later.

THE BENEFITS OF SPENDING TIME WITH JEHOVAH

15. What is a benefit of spending time with Jehovah?

It is that it will make us wise, so being wise will help us make better decisions and we will also better understand how to make Jehovah happy at all times.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

It strikes me that this article is directed to our relationship with Jehovah, not to the spiritual activities that we carry out, this benefit of making good decisions is excellent because now more than ever our faith is being tested.

And the proverb mentions that he who walks with wise men becomes wise and who is wiser than Jehovah, so the closer we are to him and the more we value our relationship with him, the wiser we will be.

16. Why does spending time with Jehovah make us better teachers?

And so we see it in the example of Jesus, he spoke of the affection of the love that Jehovah had for whom that was later reflected in his disciples is as we see here in John 17:25 and 26 so that the same love with which you loved me be in them and it is the same what will happen in our case if we do the same as Jesus.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

John 17:25, 26 | Jesus Christ mentioned that for the love that Jesus and Jehovah had for each other to also be in his disciples, it had been very important that he had made his name known to them, that is, when Jesus spoke a lot about Jehovah to his disciples, they would also come to love him.

Verse 25 talks about a direct relationship says I know you and they have come to know that you sent me so the close relationship that Jesus had with his father was now appreciable for his disciples for his listeners so in the same way if our communication with Jehovah it is frank direct often we have a close relationship any person in the territory who listens to us will realize that this is so.

The objective that we have is not only to transmit information as teachers, but also for the person to come to love Jehovah, for that we have to do it, so with our effort to maintain that relationship and spend time with Jehovah to get to know him more, to know his qualities, we love him more and we pass it on to people.

17. Why do prayer and study help us strengthen our faith?

Prayer helps strengthen our faith because when we pray to Jehovah when we tell him something very specific, when we see that Jehovah listens to that prayer and now does not answer it, this makes our faith grow.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

And about study, Romans 10:17 says very clearly that faith follows the message that is heard and when we study we hear this message and therefore our faith grows.

18. Explain with an example why we should meditate.

The truth is that it is a very simple example because at first you can see that he is a person who is worried, anguished by his problems, we have ours and what makes him change or where is the key, because in a moment, although it is true, he he had knowledge about the things he had to do but he realizes that he has to reflect on that knowledge so he asks himself questions as verse 9 says whether God forgot to grant us his favor those questions make him refresh his knowledge and he comes to the conclusion that he is wrong that Jehovah will never forget him.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Already in verse 15 it already says that with your power he has rescued your bone people, one thing that would help Asaph in this case is to remember how Jehovah had already been helping them in times past and we also have to do this when we are going through difficulties. think about how on other occasions Jehovah has come to our aid.

19. What will be another benefit of spending time with Jehovah?

Another benefit will be that our love towards him will increase and this is something the most important thing that can happen is that we have a good relationship with Jehovah that our love towards him is strong because as first John 5:3 says, very interesting what is mentioned says that love for God consists in this that we obey are commandments therefore if our love for Jehovah is strong so will be our desire to please him and make sacrifices for him.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

If in the first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13, when these beautiful facets of the quality of love are defined very well, verse 4 says that it is patient and kind, so we know that it will not be easy, we live in very difficult, turbulent times, but how much The closer our relationship with Jehovah, the closer we are to him, the greater our love, the easier it will be for us to make sacrifices, endure resistance until his great day arrives.

In these verses we see that he was a man of prayer, he remembered Jehovah says when I am in his bed, but surely as much as he prayed, he meditated, he had a very close relationship with Jehovah, he communicated openly with him.

Yes, as we have seen in number 7, it says you are the one who helps me and in the shadow of your wing I shout for joy so he saw the moments in the past in which Jehovah had been with him and that strengthened him. 

20. What do you plan to do in order to find more time to spend with Jehovah?

Following the suggestions of this Watchtower and the example of Jesus, what he did was to always seek time to be with Jehovah, yes, we should seek those moments and quiet places without distractions to be able to pray, study and meditate.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

And also since it is so easy to get distracted, ask Jehovah to give us his peace of mind so that we can make the most of it.

And making the effort to be at the meetings in person will also save us a lot of distractions because it is true that it is very good at home but many things can distract us.

And if we do all that, we take advantage of any opportunity and look for a moment to strengthen our relationship with Jehovah, as Mark 4:24 says, Jehovah will give us much more than what we give him. 

WHAT WOULD YOU ANSWER?

What did Jesus do to ensure that he nurtured his friendship with Jehovah?

Although Jesús was a friendly and sociable person, he valued solitude when talking to his father and so he chose solitary places and a time when he could talk to his father in a calm way and without distractions. 

How can we make the best use of time?

A very important one is to keep in mind that praying, meditating and studying is part of our worship as Jehovah takes care of us, protects us, we will be next to the wisest, most loving and most powerful person and without a doubt it is a strength. 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Yes, we have seen why it is important to find a quiet place, also choose a suitable time to avoid distractions and also ask Jehovah to help us concentrate.

What are the benefits of spending time with Jehovah?

It will help us make better decisions, be better teachers, strengthen our faith, and love Jehovah more.