Desert Dan

That is good my sister, I am not too far behind you and myself and others are happy that your life is enjoyable at this time and better than ever. However, it must be understood (and with a bit more sensitivity please) that not everyone is enjoying life so much right now, no matter what the age. For some, being in their 40's is no simple task and they may feel like they are in their 60's. It all depends how we grew up, what we have had to endure in life and also current challenges or the stress and anticipation of an upcoming trial. Not sure if it translates, but it is not "rosy" for all brothers and sisters. The more stories I hear from brothers (including elder's personal struggles), things are tough and almost unbearable at times for many. We can tell people to "hang in there and rely on Jehovah" but life still has many challenges, some suddenly unexpected too. Of course, worshipping Jehovah brings up happiness with a hope for a better future. I doubt anyone can "assure" that they have a lot more years to live. If so, please "spill the beans" and let me know, I'm listening.

I am fairly confident in saying that if North Korea bombed Hawaii that there would not be too much left of that country before very long.

I use that one often in service. So many people, in my experience, if they are religious at all, think it is God running things. Then I briefly explain the challenge at Genesis 3. Man, If I truly thought God was currently ruling the world right now with all the problems we see, I would be an atheist. All I know that, if the logic that the world is being run by God right now (being perfect as he is and his power), imagine the problems if Satan was running the show" 😨

The "...not open to any agreement" part in verse 3, reminds me of what we see among many world leaders today. I have used that in service and have had people agree.

Quick Fact Check: Canada hardly produces tomatoes compared to other countries. It was like #41. List of countries by tomato production - Wikipedia As I came from the Central Valley in California, I know California technically produces the most tomatoes in the United States though.

That is the minimum from my search just now. Back to the topic.

Sorry if I misunderstood you. Please remain calm.

Are we saying Jehovah doesn't have the ability to start things in the world all at the same time? Does Jehovah have to delay parts of the world due to time zones? I just feel the time zone is irrelevant.

Although Jehovah can make things happen instantly, he also works by his own timetable. The "one thought" may not instantly happen but could perhaps happen over a bit of time. Hard to say. Regardless, there is change being requested by member countries for increased effectiveness and governing relative to the UN and whether some countries are being guided by Jehovah at this current time remains to be seen. Has the process fully started? We don't know but there sure is talk. At some point, there could be a need for Jehovah to fulfill his "one thought" and push those remaining stubborn countries to give their power to the UN. Just listen to some of those UN speeches. There is a desperate desire by many to fix things, recognizing current weakness, and moving to change.

Not sure what you mean by that. 5 years is a long time from now and not saying 2030 is a special year. But it cannot be denied that countries are seeing the weakness of the UN and are trying to increase it's reach, effectiveness, including the strength and desire of establishing international governing standards on future things. This involves getting more involved (which includes other countries) and a push for women and youth to get involved in helping with the world's problems. But a strong UN is needed and they clearly admit that it is weak in the state it is in. Jehovah will make it happen as he wishes, but things are definitely being discussed by member countries of the UN. Whether that is Jehovah's hand or not at this particularly time, I do not know, but things are moving forward and we know Jah is in control ultimately.

Many member countries of the United Nations, already recognize and are moving towards a change with the UN's security council, more member involvement, including the changing of Veto power. They must get countries on board to help meet their Sustainable Goals, particularly for 2030. These changes, must take place with a restructure to allow for the UN to have more power in solving world problems. They readily admit the UN's current shortcomings in this regard, thus the need for a stronger, most effective UN. It doesn't take much research to see the framework for this is already taking place. What Jehovah does to boost them to give their full power to the UN remains to be seen. However, things are definitely moving in the right direction already for things to fall in place once Jehovah gives the final push. I watch a lot of the UN meetings, things are definitely not static, despite the world's conflicts at the moment.

I believe this is an important thing to reason on as listed above by Carlos.

I always wanted to have a mullet back in the 80's. Fortunately, that never happened. But it did pick my curiosity... 😄

They were severely disappointed and wanted to hear it? Or...???

I rarely even pick up coins off the ground and certainly not pennies. Not worth the risk of the back going out trying to get it. 😅