Do You See God's Hand in Your Life?

EVIDENCE OF GOD'S HAND TODAY

We have ample reason to believe that Jehovah continues to help people.  Time and Again, we have heard experiences of how individuals prayed for spiritual help and then received it. (Psalm 53:2) While preaching from house to house on a small island in the Philippines, Allan met a woman who started to cry. He states: "Just that morning, she prayed to Jehovah that his Witnesses would find her. As a teenager, she had studied the Bible with the Witnesses but had lost contact with them when she got married and moved to that island.   God answered her prayer so quickly  that was visibly moved."  Within a year, she dedicated her life to Jehovah.  

Many of God's servants have seen evidence of his help when they broke free from such addictive habits as smoking, drug abuse, or the viewing of pornography. Some say that they repeatedly  tried to stop on their own but were not successful. However, when they turned to Jehovah for help, he supplied "the power beyond what is normal," and they finally conquered their weakness. 2 Corinthians 4:7; Psalm 37:23, 24. 

Jehovah has helped many of his servants cope with personal challenges.  For example, Amy struggled when she was assigned to help build a Kingdom Hall and missionary home on a small Pacific island. She says:  "We stayed  in a small hotel, and every day we walked through flooded streets to the work site."  She also had to adjust to local customs, and frequently there was no electricity or water. Amy adds:  "To make matters worse, I lashed out at one of the sisters  working with us. I went home feeling like a failure. In my dark hotel room, I poured my heart out to Jehovah, asking for help."  When the electricity came back on, Amy picked up a Watchtower magazine with an article on a Gilead graduation program that discussed all the things she was struggling with: new culture, homesickness, new people to get along with. She says: "I felt that Jehovah was speaking to me that night.  It gave me the motivation to continue in my assignment." -Psalm 44:25, 26; Isaiah 41:10, 13. 

The fact that Jehovah's Witnesses have been successful in "defending and legally establishing" the good news is another proof of support from Jehovah's mighty hand.  (Philippians 1:7) Some governments have tried to stop the work of God's people completely.  But when  we look back and see that Jehovah's Witnesses have received at least 268 high-court victories, including 24 cases won in the European Court of Human Rights just since the year 2000, it becomes clear that no one can hold back God's hand.-Isaiah 54:17; read Isaiah 59:1. 

The preaching of the good news worldwide is accomplished  only with God's help.   (Matthew 24:24; Acts 1:8) Add to that the unified, multinational brotherhood of Jehovah's people today-something the world cannot imitate-an d we can see why even outsiders admit:  "God is really among you." (1 Corinthians  14:25) So as a whole, we have abundant proof that God is working in behalf of his people.  (Read Isaiah 66:14)  However, what about you personally?  Do you clearly see Jehovah's hand in your life?

Next time: Do You See Jehovah's Hand in Your Life? -Do YOU SEE JEHOVAH'S HAND IN YOUR LIFE?

From The Watchtower magazine