How Can You Become God's Friend? - LEARN TO LOVE WHAT GOD LOVES

If we want to be Jehovah's friend, we must stop doing what Jehovah says is wrong, but we must also do more.  (Romans 12:9)  God's friends love what he loves.  They are described at Psalm 15:1-5, Read. Jehovah's friends imitate his qualities and show "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, and self-control." - GALATIANS 5:22, 23.

How can you learn to show those beautiful qualities?  You need to learn what Jehovah loves by reading the Bible regularly.  (Isaiah 30:20, 21)  As you do this, your love for Jehovah will grow, and as your love for him grows, you will want to obey him.

The changes that may need to make in your life can be compared to taking off all old clothes and putting on new ones.  The  Bible says that  you need to "strip off  the old personality" and clothe yourself with "the new personality." (Colossians 3:9, 10)  Even though it may not be easy, when we make these changes and obey Jehovah, he promises to give us "a large reward."  (Psalm 19:11)  Yes, choose to obey Jehovah and proved Satan is a liar.  Serve Jehovah, not because of any future reward, but because of unselfish love. Then you will become a real friend of God!

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