PRAY TO GOD FOR HELP

 What can you do to follow God's guidance but are finding it difficult to stop doing that that he says are wrong? In that case, coming to know God can help you in a special way. Consider a woman whom we will call Sakura, who was living an immoral life.  When she started to study the Bible, she learned about God's command to "flee from sexual immorality." (1 Corinthians 6:18) Sakura prayed for God for strength and was able to stop this bad practice. But she still has to fight temptations.  "If immoral thoughts come to mind," she says, "I talk honestly to Jehovah in prayer, knowing that I cannot fight this by myself.  The power of prayer has drawn me closer to Jehovah."  Like Sakura, millions are coming to know God. He is giving them the strength they need to make changes in their live in a way that pleases him. - PHILIPPIANS 4:13.

The better you come to know God, the more you will "come to be known by God" as a precious friend. (Galatians 4:9; Psalm 25:14) Then you will qualify for survival into God's new world. But what will that new world be like? The following article will explain.

Next time: The Paradise New World That Is Near!

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