MAKE YOUR LIFE SUCCESSFUL!

Watch Your Associations!

Let us look again at the description of the successful man, recorded at Psalm 1:1-3:  "Happy is the man that has not walked in the counsel of the wicked ones, and in the way of sinners has not stood and in the seat of ridiculers  has not sat.  But his delight is in the law of Jehovah, and in his law he reads in an undertone day and night and he will certainly become like a tree planted by streams of water, that gives its own fruit in its season and the foilage of which does not wither, and everything he does will succeed."

Notice first of all your associations play a big part.  Proverb 13:20 says:  "He that is walking with the wise persons will become wise, but he that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly."  This does not mean being cold, unfriendly, or rude to youths who are not Jehovah's Witnesses.  The Bible urges us to love our neighbors and to "be peaceable with all men."  (Romans 12:18; Matthew 22:39)  However, you may find  yourself  'walking in the counsel' of those who do not follow Bible standards if you associate too closely with them.

Next time: The Benefits of Bible Reading

Watchtower, 1999