Sunday, December 6 Please take pleasure in my voluntary offerings of praise, O Jehovah.​—Ps. 119:108.

[Áine]

Sunday, December 6

Please take pleasure in my voluntary offerings of praise, O Jehovah.—Ps. 119:108.

 

Do you get a knot in your stomach each time you even think of raising your hand to comment? If so, you are not alone. The truth is that most of us feel some fear when we comment. Actually, those fears can be a good sign. They indicate that you are humble and view others as superior to you. Jehovah loves that quality. (Ps. 138:6; Phil. 2:3) But Jehovah also wants you to praise him and to encourage your brothers and sisters at the meetings. (1 Thess. 5:11) He loves you and will give you the courage you need. Consider some Scriptural reminders. The Bible says that all of us make mistakes in what we say and how we say it. (Jas. 3:2) Jehovah does not expect us to be perfect, and neither do our brothers and sisters. (Ps. 103:12-14) They are our spiritual family, and they love us. (Mark 10:29, 30; John 13:35) They understand that our comments at times do not come out exactly right. w19.01 8 ¶3; 10-11 ¶10-11

[Alexa]

Jehovah appreciates our well-prepared comments. He knows our struggles. Its by his holy spirit, we can answer to his meetings. We wouldnt want to let Jehovah sad and also our brothers and sisters.

[Tortuga]

16 hours ago, Anniebea said:

Jehovah does not expect us to be perfect, and neither do our brothers and sisters. (Ps. 103:12-14) They are our spiritual family, and they love us. (Mark 10:29, 30; John 13:35) They understand that our comments at times do not come out exactly right. w19.01 8 ¶3; 10-11 ¶10-11

I think this is true for this site too. Sometimes our posts don't say exactly what is in our heart and mind, sometimes the words don't come out right. It's nice when the other members accept the intent of our comment and don't criticize what we said, what we didn't say, how we said it or how we didn't say it.