Make "the Best Use of Your Time" - TIME SPENT WITH JEHOVAH IS REWARDING

Third, your faith will grow stronger.  Consider what happens when you ask God For guidance, comfort, or support.  Each time Jehovah answers those prayers, your faith in him grows.  (1 Joh n 5:15) What else can strengthen  your faith? Personal study. After all, "faith follows the thing heard." (Romans 10:17) However, to build strong faith, more is required than merely taking in knowledge. What else do we need to do?

We need to meditate on what we are learning. Consider the experience of the writer of Psalm 77.  He was so distressed because he felt that he and fellow Israelites had lost Jehovah's approval. Those anxious thoughts kept him  up at night. (Verses 2-8) What did he do?  He told Jehovah: "I will  meditate  on all your activity and ponder over  your dealings." (Verse 12) Of course, the psalmist was well-aware of the things Jehovah had done for His people in the past, but the anxious man wondered:  "Has God forgotten to show his favor, or has his anger caused his mercy to cease?" (Verse 9) The psalmist meditated on Jehovah's activity and on the fact that God had shown mercy and compassion  in the past. (Verse 11) The result?  The pslamist became convinced that Jehovah will not abandon His people.  (Verse 15) In the same way, your faith will grow stronger as you meditate on what Jehovah has already done for his people and on what he has dcone for you personally. 

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