Improve Your Study Habits!

"Make sure of the more important things." -PHILIPPIANS 1:10.

 IT TAKES a great deal of effort to earn a living these days.  Many of our brothers work long hours just provide the necessities of life for their families. Countless others spend several hours each workday traveling to and from their places of employment. Many support themselves by doing hard physical labor. By the end of the day, these hardworking brothers and sisters are exhausted!  The last think may are inclined to do is study.

The fact is, though, that we must find time to study-really study-God's Word and our Christian publications.  Our relationship with Jehovah and our everlasting life depend on it.  (1 Timothy 4:15)  Some rise early every day and study when their home is quiet and their mind is fresh after a night's rest.  Others set aside a few tranquil minutes at the end of the day to take in spiritual food and meditate on it.

 No doubt you agree that it is important to find time to study.  But what should we study?  'There s so much to read,' you may say. 'I find it hard to keep up.'  'Some manage to take full advantage of every spiritual provision, but many of our brothers struggle to find the time to do so.  The Governing Body is aware if this.  For that reason, direction was recently given to reduce the amount of material provided both in print and in digital form. 

For example, We no longer publish the Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, since many encouraging experiences  are available on jw.org  as well as on the monthly programs of JW Broadcasting. The public edition of the Watchtower and Awake magazines are now published just three times a year.  These adjustments have not been made so that we will have more time to pursue other activities. They have been put in place to enable us to give careful attention to  "the more important things." (Philippians 1:10)  Let us discuss how you can set priorities and how you can benefit fully from personal Bible study. 

Next time: Improve Your Study Habits - SET YOUR PRIORITIES

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