Do You See God’s Hand in Your Life? Or are some religious zealots just pretending, declaring their own selves saved?

12 Jehovah also helps his servants to endure personal difficulties. This happened to Amy. She was assigned to help build a Kingdom Hall and a missionary home on a small island in the Pacific Ocean. The culture was different, there was often no electricity or water, the streets were flooded, she missed her family, and she was living in a small hotel room. One day, she yelled at a sister she was working with. She felt very bad about what she had done. When she went back to her dark room, she prayed to Jehovah and asked for help. Then, when the electricity came back on, she read an article in the Watchtower about a Gilead graduation. The article discussed the same difficulties she had to endure. She says: “I felt that Jehovah was speaking to me that night. It gave me the motivation to continue in my assignment.”—Psalm 44:25, 26; Isaiah 41:10, 13.

"But on this one will I look:
On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.

Isaiah 66:2

"Just as they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,
So will I choose their delusions,
And bring their fears on them;
Because, when I called, no one answered,
When I spoke they did not hear;
But they did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight."

Isaiah 66:3,4

The hand of the LORD shall be known to His servants,
And His indignation to His enemies.

For behold, the LORD will come with fire
And with His chariots, like a whirlwind,
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.

For by fire and by His sword
The LORD will judge all flesh;
And the slain of the LORD shall be many.


Isaiah 66:14-16

Yes and apostate Jerusalem was destroyed by divine decree in 607 B.C. by the Babylonians.

13. What proof do we have that Jehovah has helped his people to defend their right to preach?

13 Jehovah has also helped his people to defend and legally establish the good news. (Philippians 1:7) For example, when some governments tried to stop the preaching work, we defended ourselves in court. We have won at least 268 high-court cases around the world, 24 of which were won in the European Court of Human Rights since the year 2000. It is clear that nobody can stop God’s hand!—Isaiah 54:17; read Isaiah 59:1.

14. What other proof do we have that God is with his people?

14 The preaching of the good news worldwide is additional proof of God’s helping hand. (Matthew 24:14; Acts 1:8) And the unity among Jehovah’s servants from all nations can only be possible with Jehovah’s help. This unity is unique! Even people who do not worship Jehovah admit: “God is really among you.” (1 Corinthians 14:25) We have abundant proof that God is with his people. (Read Isaiah 66:14.) What about you personally? Do you see Jehovah’s hand in your life?

Hey DGN, I’m truly not sure what your stance is but I commend you. I visit here often, for many years and have always seen your posts.

Thank you for feeding the flock. I come here to see news of world events, and mainly depend on my church and the Holy Spirit for spiritual matters. Keep up the good work here brother.

Thank you very encouraging.

Do you see Jehovah’s hand in your life?
DO YOU SEE JEHOVAH’S HAND IN YOUR LIFE?

15. At times, why may we not see Jehovah’s hand in our life?

15 Sometimes, we may not see God’s hand in our life. Why? When we have a lot of problems, we may forget that Jehovah has helped us many times before. This happened to Elijah. He was courageous, but when Queen Jezebel wanted to kill him, he was scared. For a moment, he forgot how Jehovah had helped him earlier. The Bible says that Elijah wanted to die. (1 Kings 19:1-4) Where could he find help and courage? He needed to look to Jehovah!—1 Kings 19:14-18.

I really used to. Oh how I miss my friend.

The more you retards whine, the less I'm interested in anything you have to say.

What a whiner.

God's love shines on everyone, equally and unconditionally.

It's just that some see and experience the love, while others have not yet.

It is much harder to see the love of God when our mind is in anxiety and worry as we struggle hard to survive in this chaotic and harsh world.

It is why many wise benevolent messengers teach us to be still and calm the mind, letting go for a moment the anger and frustration that has kept our mind in turmoil. Quiet the mind.

It is why the malevolent people in power have been keeping us in fear, anger, and hardship to block us from seeing and even dismissing God's love, and hence greatly hinder our spiritual growth.

That said, sometimes God will make some suddenly feel the divine love all for the greater plan. Nothing is ever just rigidly black or white. Everything is fluid, changing, and dynamic. The only constant is the caring and benevolent God's pure unconditional love.

very positive thinking but if God's love is unconditional why did he present the 10 commandments?

12 Jehovah also helps his servants to endure personal difficulties. This happened to Amy. She was assigned to help build a Kingdom Hall and a missionary home on a small island in the Pacific Ocean. The culture was different, there was often no electricity or water, the streets were flooded, she missed her family, and she was living in a small hotel room. One day, she yelled at a sister she was working with. She felt very bad about what she had done. When she went back to her dark room, she prayed to Jehovah and asked for help. Then, when the electricity came back on, she read an article in the Watchtower about a Gilead graduation. The article discussed the same difficulties she had to endure. She says: “I felt that Jehovah was speaking to me that night. It gave me the motivation to continue in my assignment.”—Psalm 44:25, 26; Isaiah 41:10, 13.

12 Jehovah also helps his servants to endure personal difficulties. This happened to Amy. She was assigned to help build a Kingdom Hall and a missionary home on a small island in the Pacific Ocean. The culture was different, there was often no electricity or water, the streets were flooded, she missed her family, and she was living in a small hotel room. One day, she yelled at a sister she was working with. She felt very bad about what she had done. When she went back to her dark room, she prayed to Jehovah and asked for help. Then, when the electricity came back on, she read an article in the Watchtower about a Gilead graduation. The article discussed the same difficulties she had to endure. She says: “I felt that Jehovah was speaking to me that night. It gave me the motivation to continue in my assignment.”—Psalm 44:25, 26; Isaiah 41:10, 13.

DO YOU SEE JEHOVAH’S HAND IN YOUR LIFE?

15. At times, why may we not see Jehovah’s hand in our life?

15 Sometimes, we may not see God’s hand in our life. Why? When we have a lot of problems, we may forget that Jehovah has helped us many times before. This happened to Elijah. He was courageous, but when Queen Jezebel wanted to kill him, he was scared. For a moment, he forgot how Jehovah had helped him earlier. The Bible says that Elijah wanted to die. (1 Kings 19:1-4) Where could he find help and courage? He needed to look to Jehovah!—1 Kings 19:14-18.

16. How can we see God when we have problems?

16 Job was so focused on his worries that he did not see his situation the way Jehovah saw it. (Job 42:3-6) Sometimes, we too may find it hard to see God because of our problems. What can help us to see what God does for us? We must meditate on what the Bible says about our problems. Then, Jehovah will be more real to us, and we too will be able to say: “My ears have heard about you, but now I do see you with my eyes.”

607 B.C.

17, 18. (a) How can you see Jehovah’s hand in your life? (b) Share an experience that shows how God is helping us today.

17 How can you see Jehovah’s hand in your life? Let us consider five examples. First, you may feel that Jehovah helped you to find the truth. Second, you may remember going to a Christian meeting, hearing a talk, and saying, “That was just what I needed!” Third, perhaps you have seen how Jehovah answered one of your prayers. Fourth, maybe you wanted to do more for Jehovah and you saw how he helped you to reach that goal. Fifth, maybe you left your job because it took time away from your service to Jehovah and then you saw God fulfill his promise: “I will never abandon you.” (Hebrews 13:5) When we have a strong relationship with Jehovah, we can easily see his hand in our life.

18 Sarah, a sister from Kenya, says: “I prayed about a student who I felt did not appreciate her Bible study. I asked Jehovah if I should stop the study. Immediately after I said ‘Amen,’ my phone rang. The Bible student called to ask if she could attend the meeting with me! I was awestruck!” If we look for what God is doing for us, we will see his helping hand. Rhonna, a sister who lives in Asia, says that it takes time to see how Jehovah helps us in our life. “But once you do,” she adds, “it’s amazing to discover how much interest he has in us!”

19. What else must we do to see God?

19 Jesus said that those who “will see God” must be “pure in heart.” (Matthew 5:8) What does that mean? We must keep our thoughts pure and stop doing anything that is wrong. (Read 2 Corinthians 4:2.) In this article, we learned that to see God, we must keep strengthening our relationship with him. In the next article, we will discuss how faith can help us to see Jehovah’s hand more clearly in our life.