Working With God A Cause for Rejoicing

WORKING WITH GOD IS A PROTECTION

We need to safeguard our spirituality.  Because we live in a world that is dominated by Satan the Devil and because we are imperfect, it is easy for us to adopt the wrong thinking and conduct of the world.  The world's spirit might be compared to a river current that is pulling us in a direction we do not want to go.  To avoid being swept downstream, we must vigorously swim in the other direction. Similarly, effort is required to keep from being swept away by the spirit of Satan's world.  When we are preaching to others, we focus on important and beneficial spiritual  matters, not on thoughts that will erode our faith.  (Philippians 4:8)  Preaching strengthens our convictions, reminding us of God's promises and loving standards. It also helps keep our spiritual armor intact. -Read Ephesians 6:14-17. 

If we keep busy in the preaching work and in other spiritual activities, we simply do not have time to become overly concerned  with our own problems,  and that helps to protect us.  Joel, who lives in Australia, says:  "The preaching work helps me not to  lose touch with reality.  It reminds me of the challenges people are facing and of the benefits I have experienced by applying Bible principles in my life.  The preaching work helps me to try to stay humble; it gives me an opportunity to rely on Jehovah and on my brothers and sisters." 

Preaching also strengthens our conviction that God's spirit is with us.  Consider:  Suppose you were offered a job to distribute nutritious bread to people in your community.  You would neither be paid for your work nor be reimbursed  for your expenses. What is more, you would soon discover that most people did not want the bread and that some would even hate you for distributing it.  How long would continue to work at such a job?  Feeling disheartened by the people's negative response, you would probably not have the inner strength to  continue for very long. Yet, many of us have persevered in the ministry year after year at our own expense and despite the scorn and ridicule of thankless ones.  Does that not evidence that God's spirit is with us?

Note: Yes, working with God will help to protect us, having the faith and believing and true worship to him, means you are his friend and are under His protection as well.   


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