"Keep Your Senses, Be Watchful!" - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PAY ATTENTION TO OURSELVES?

Jesus told his disciples to pay attention not only to world events but also to themselves.  That point is made clear in the warning recorded at Luke 21:34 (Read.) Notice Jesus' words: "Pay attention to yourselves ."  A person who  pays attention to himself is alert to any dangers that threatens his relationship with Jehovah, and he takes steps to avoid them.  In this way, he keeps himself in God's love. - PROVERBS 22:3; JUDE 20, 21. 

The apostle Peter admonished Christians to pay attention to themselves. For example, he told the Christians in Ephesus: "Keep watch that how you walk is not as unwise but as wise persons." (Ephesians 5:15, 16) Our spirituality is under constant threat, so the Bible counsels us to "keep perceiving what the will of Jehovah is so that we can deal with any type of threat. - EPHESIANS 5:17. 

The Bible does not identify every danger that could threaten our friendship with Jehovah. We must often make decisions on matters that are not directly discussed in the Scriptures. To make wise choices, we need to perceive, or sense, "the will of Jehovah." We can do this by regularly studying God's Word and meditating on it. The more we understand Jehovah's will and cultivate "the mind of Christ,"  the more likely will walk  "as wise persons," even when we do not have specific rules to guide our conduct.  (1 Corinthians 2:14-16) Some dangers are relatively easy to identify others are more subtle.

Next time: "Keep Your Senses, Be Watchful!" - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PAY ATTENTION TO OURSELVES? 

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