"Keep Your Minds Fixed on the Things Above" - KEEPING OUR MINDS FIXED ON THE THINGS ABOVE

We live in "critical times hard to deal with." (2 Timothy 3:1)  That is why we must keep our minds fixed on the right things in order to stay close to God. (1 Thessalonians 5:6-9)  Let us see three ways we do this.

Our conduct: Peter explained that good conduct is very important when he said: "Maintain your conduct fine among the nations."  He added that those who do not know Jehovah may notice how we behave and may, "as a result, glorify God." (1 Peter 2:12) We must do everything we can to glorify Jehovah through our conduct, whether we are at home, at work, at school, at play, or in the preaching work.  Of course, we all are imperfect and we all make mistakes. (Romans 3:23)  But we should not be discouraged.  With Jehovah's  help, we can "fight the fine fight of the faith." - 1 TIMOTHY 6:12.

Our mental attitude:  To maintain good conduct, we need to have the right attitude. The apostle Peter said: "Keep this mental attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:5) What attitude did Jesus have?  He was humble, and this made him want to give his best to Jehovah. Preaching the good news of God's Kingdom was always on his mind.  (Mark 1:38; 13:10)  For Jesus, God's Word was the most important guide. ( John 7:16; 8:28)  He carefully studied the Holy Scriptures so that he could quote them, defend them, and explain them. If we think like Christ, we too will be humble, zealous in or ministry, and diligent in our Bible study.

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