Make "the Best Use of Your Time" - MAKE THE BEST USE OF YOUR TIME WIITH JEHOVAH

 Resist distractions when you study.  Prayer is not the only avenue we can use to strengthen our bond with Jehovah. A study of God's Word and attendance at congregation meetings can also help us to draw closer to God. Is there anything you can do to make the best use of study periods and the time you spend at congregation meetings? Ask yourself,  'What tends to  interfere with my concentration during the meetings or when I am trying to study?  Could it be receiving calls, emails, or text messages on your smartphone or on some other electronic device?  Today billions of people  own these useful tools.  Some researchers suggest that when we trying to concentrate, just have a smartphone nearby can distract us.  "Your focus is not on the task at hand," says a professor of psychology. "Your mind is elsewhere."  Before  assemblies and conventions, we are often told to adjust our electronic devices to a setting that will not disturb others.  Couls we do the same when we are alone so that our devices do not disturb us and interrupt  our time with Jehovah.

Ask JEhovah to help you focus. When  you notice that your mind is wandering during a study periodor a congregations meeting, ask Jehovah to help you. If  you are worried  or anxious, if may not be easy to set your concerns aside  and focus on spiritual things, but it is essential tha tyou do so. Pray for the peace that will guard your heart but also your "mental powers." - Read PHILIPPIANS 4:6, 7. 

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