Q1 Exams – Reflection paper on CLE Talk
No. 3 on 13 August 2014
“Making
the right decisions and surrendering to our Creator”
In my youth, I’ve been making decisions
affecting various aspects of my life. Most of my decision-making has been done
and is being done with the help of my mother. We both consult Jehovah God
through His written Word, the Holy Bible. What would He think about our
decision? How would He feel about it? These are important questions to consider
in my decision-making because I love Jehovah and I care about how He would feel
about me and my decisions.
Some people think that God doesn’t hear
and answer prayers of humans. But in the Bible, we can read one of His many
titles: (Psalm 65:2) 2 O Hearer of prayer,
to you people of all sorts will come.
Yes, sometimes Jehovah delays His
answers because He knows that your decision-making needs time and patience.
I know this from experience. One time, I
made a decision to serve God more in a certain privilege but I was advised to
have a waiting attitude: (Micah 7:7) But as for me, I will keep on the lookout for
Jehovah. I will show a waiting attitude for the God of my salvation. My God
will hear me.
So I have to let go of the privilege for
the meantime until such time that I would qualify.
The Bible states: (Matthew 22:37)
…‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul
and with your whole mind.’
This is one of the principles that I
keep in mind when making decisions. There are many reasons I love Jehovah:





In return I can show my love to Jehovah by:





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