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Broken of heart? - Only Jehovah can restore us to Perfection and so we become a Masterpiece! - Have no fears! ~ ????? King David once felt broken of heart! - (Ps 18:20-32) 20 Jehovah rewards me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands he repays me." 21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And I have not wickedly departed from my God." 22 For all his judicial decisions are in front of me, And his statutes I shall not remove from myself." 23 And I will prove myself faultless with him, And I shall keep myself from error on my part." 24 And let Jehovah repay me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in front of his eyes." 25 With someone loyal you will act in loyalty; With the faultless, able-bodied man you will deal faultlessly;" 26 With the one keeping clean you will show yourself clean; And with the crooked one you will show yourself tortuous;" 27 Because the afflicted people you yourself will save; But the haughty eyes you will abase." 28 For you yourself will light my lamp, O Jehovah; My God himself will make my darkness shine." 29 For by you I can run against a marauder band; And by my God I can climb a wall." 30 As for the [true] God, perfect is his way; The saying of Jehovah is a refined one. A shield he is to all those taking refuge in him." 31 For who is a God besides Jehovah? And who is a rock except our God?" 32 The [true] God is the One girding me closely with vital energy, And he will grant my way to be perfect." Psalm 18:20-32 New Living Translation (NLT) 20 The Lord rewarded me for doing right;     he restored me because of my innocence. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;     I have not turned from my God to follow evil. 22 I have followed all his regulations;     I have never abandoned his decrees. 23 I am blameless before God;     I have kept myself from sin. 24 The Lord rewarded me for doing right.     He has seen my innocence. 25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful;     to those with integrity you show integrity. 26 To the pure you show yourself pure,     but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. 27 You rescue the humble,     but you humiliate the proud. 28 You light a lamp for me.     The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. 29 In your strength I can crush an army;     with my God I can scale any wall. 30 GodÂ’s way is perfect.     All the LordÂ’s promises prove true.     He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. 31 For who is God except the Lord?     Who but our God is a solid rock? 32 God arms me with strength,     and he makes my way perfect. New Living Translation (NLT) Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Â

How to Find Happiness - Yet How Can I Erase Sadness? ~ ????? What is the key to happiness? ? Jesus mentioned happiness in the very first words of his most famous sermon. He said: “Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need.” (Matthew 5:3) What did he mean? What is our spiritual need? To survive, we need to breathe, drink, and eat, just as animals do. But to be happy, we have a need that animals do not have—the need for understanding the purpose of life. Only the Creator of life can fill that need. Thus, Jesus said: “Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah’s mouth.” (Matthew 4:4) Those who are conscious of their spiritual need are happy because they draw close to Jehovah, “the happy God,” and he gives them something vital for happiness—hope.—1 Timothy 1:11. How did Jesus give hope? ? “Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth,” said Jesus. (Matthew 5:5) Jesus gave hope to mankind by curing sick people and raising dead people back to life on earth. He also came with a message of hope. He explained: “God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) People who obey God will enjoy everlasting life on earth. Can you imagine living among mild-tempered people and never growing old? No wonder God’s Word says: “Rejoice in the hope.” (Romans 12:12) Jesus also discussed how to find happiness now. What happy way of life did Jesus teach? Find the Answers here and the rest of the article at: https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2010566?q=happiness&p=par

You Got Heart? ?? Serve Jehovah ? With Your Whole Heart! Jeremiah 17:1010 I, Jehovah, am searching the heart, Examining the innermost thoughts, To give to each one according to his ways, According to the fruitage of his works." ?? Not mere outward appearances but what a person really is inside is what counts with God, who is an examiner of hearts. (Pr 17:3; 24:12; Ps 17:3; 1Sa 16:7) So the Scriptures counsel: “More than all else that is to be guarded, safeguard your heart [the whole inner man], for out of it are the sources of life.” (Pr 4:23) And Christian wives are urged to give primary attention, not to external adornment, but to “the secret person of the heart in the incorruptible apparel of the quiet and mild spirit, which is of great value in the eyes of God.”—1Pe 3:3, 4. ?? In a number of cases in the Bible where the term “heart” occurs, it evidently focuses attention on the thinking faculties, but not in a sense that would isolate such faculties from the rest of what makes up the inner person. Moses urged the Israelites, “You must call back to your heart [“must recall to your mind,” ftn] that Jehovah is the true God.” And later he told them, “Jehovah has not given you a heart [“mind,” ftn] to know.” (De 4:39; 29:4) Showing that at times the heart, as referred to in both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Greek Scriptures, includes the intellect are instances where it is associated with “thinking” (Mt 9:4), “reasoning” (Mr 2:6), “understanding” (1Ki 3:12; Mr 6:52), and “knowledge” (Pr 15:14). ?? Motivation, the impelling force behind our conduct, is a further vital aspect of the inner person, as represented by the “heart.” Thus, those making contributions for the construction of the tabernacle “came, everyone whose heart impelled him.” (Ex 35:21, 26, 29; 36:2) Wicked Haman “emboldened himself” (literally, filled him as to his heart) to scheme against the Jews. (Es 7:5, ftn; Ac 5:3) Hebrews 4:12 explains that God’s word of promise, like a sharp sword, is able to “discern thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Jesus, too, indicated that from the heart springs the motivating force behind our conduct, whether it is good or bad. (Mt 15:19; Lu 6:45) ?? With a view to our cultivating right motivations, the Bible warns us against allowing our dealings with others to be tainted by a desire for selfish gain (Jude 16) or permitting love of money, a craving for riches, to determine our course of life. (1Ti 6:9, 10; Pr 23:4, 5) ?? Rather, it encourages us to cultivate genuine love for God as a basis for our service to him (1Jo 5:3; De 11:13) and self-sacrificing love as a guide in dealing with fellow believers (Joh 15:12, 13); it also encourages us to make a practice of loving others of our fellowmen as we do ourselves (Lu 10:27-37; Ga 6:10). Obviously, the cultivating of such motivations involves use of the thinking faculties.—Ps 119:2, 24, 111. ?? The condition of our figurative heart is reflected in our disposition, our attitude, whether proud or humble. (Pr 16:5; Mt 11:29) Our feelings and emotions are also part of that inner man. These include love (De 6:5; 1Pe 1:22), joy (De 28:47; Joh 16:22), pain and sorrow (Ne 2:2; Ro 9:2), hate (Le 19:17). Thus the heart can be “anxious” (Isa 35:4), “pierced” by affliction (Ps 109:22), ‘melted’ by fear of distresses (De 20:8). In the Christian Greek Scriptures, when the mind is mentioned along with the heart, “mind” refers to the intellect while “heart” refers to the emotions, desires, and feelings of the inner person. For example, Jesus said: “You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.” (Mt 22:37) He thus showed that a person’s desires, feelings, and emotions must express his love for God, but he must also express that love by the way he uses his mental faculties, as by taking in knowledge of God and Christ.—Joh 17:3. ?? All such functions, capabilities, emotions, and qualities are ascribed, not to the literal heart organ, but to the figurative heart as representing the total inner personality. ?? One seeking to please God must be neither halfhearted nor doublehearted but must serve him with a complete heart. (1Ch 28:9) This requires diligent effort in view of the heart’s being desperate and inclined to badness. (Jer 17:9, 10 ?? https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001948?q=jer+17%3A10&p=par#h=9

“The Blessing of Jehovah—That Is What Makes One Rich!" ?????????? New World Translation Proverbs 10:22 22 It is the blessing of Jehovah that makes one rich, And He adds no pain* with it."  ALL of us want to be blessed. The American Heritage College Dictionary says that blessings promote “happiness, well-being, or prosperity.” Since Jehovah is the Giver of “every good gift and every perfect present,” every real, lasting blessing originates with our loving Creator. (James 1:17) ?????????? He showers blessings upon all mankind, even upon those who do not know him. Jesus said of his Father: “He makes his sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous.” (Matthew 5:45) However, Jehovah shows special concern for those who love him.—Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Job 1:1; 42:12. ?????????? The psalmist wrote: “Jehovah himself will not hold back anything good from those walking in faultlessness.” (Psalm 84:11) Yes, those who serve Jehovah have rich, meaningful lives. They know that “the blessing of Jehovah—that is what makes rich, and he adds no pain with it.” The Bible also says: “Those being blessed by [Jehovah] will themselves possess the earth.” (Proverbs 10:22; Psalm 37:22, 29) ?????????? What a blessing that will be! Tap on the Link to see Video ___ https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2001806?q=blessings+of+jehovah&p=par#h=3 IMG_2914.mp4

94 year old Jehovah's Witness, Brother Cliff symbolized his dedication to Jehovah by water baptism in Rosenberg, Texas. Love that expression! ?????