Don't Chase The Butterfly - Mend Your Garden - Become Beautiful To Jehovah and To Others ?

[Bible Speaks]

Do you feel like a butterfly? Elusive? Or have Nervousness and Excitement may make you run the other way when speaking to others? 

1• butterflies, (used with a pluralverb) Informal. a queasy feeling,as from nervousness, excitement, etc.

What do you need to do?
Be yourself—conversational, sincere, and unaffected.

Why is it important?
If you are nervous, stiff, or awkward in your speech because of being self-conscious, others may be distracted from what you say.

EXPRESSING yourself in a natural manner helps you win   the confidence of others. 

Naturalness should not be confused with carelessness. Poor grammar, wrong pronunciation, and muffled speech are not appropriate. Slang should also be avoided. We always want to manifest appropriate dignity, both in our speech and in our bearing. 

Someone who manifests such naturalness is neither overly formal nor overly concerned about impressing others.

When you approach a house or step up to someone in a public place with a view to giving a witness, do you feel nervous? 

Most of us do, but for some the feeling is more persistent than for others. 

Tension may cause the voice to sound somewhat strained or shaky, or nervousness may manifest itself in awkward movements of the hands or     the head.

If you get nervous before engaging in the ministry, what can help? Careful preparation and fervent prayer to Jehovah. (Acts 4:29) 

Think about Jehovah’s great mercy in inviting people to enjoy perfect health and eternal life in Paradise. 

Think about those whom you are endeavoring to help and their need to hear the good news.

When giving a witness, if you act and speak as you do every day, this will put your listeners at ease. 

They may even be more receptive to the Scriptural thoughts that you want to share with them. Rather than giving them a formal discourse, converse with them. Be friendly. Show an interest!

 

HOW TO DO IT
•  Speak in your everyday manner. Focus your thoughts, not on yourself, but on Jehovah and on the need for people to learn about him.

• When preparing a talk, give principal attention to ideas, not precise wording.

• When delivering a talk and when speaking in everyday conversation, avoid careless speech habits as well as the tendency to use speech qualities in a manner that draws attention to yourself.

• Prepare well for public reading. Read with feeling and a keen awareness of meaning.

• Don't be an Elusive butterfly, move forward, display love and strength to speak the Words of Truth. Open your heart and your love for others, pray for help if doubting or have fear. We have the God of the Universe behind us, Christ and the Holy Spirit, we can't fail. Muster up courage. Replant your garden, you will grow into a wonderful person and you will find many more blessings from Jehovah! 

“Remember this, that you people may muster up courage. Lay it to heart, you transgressors. Remember the first things of a long time ago, that I am the Divine One and there is no other God, nor anyone like me.” (Isaiah 46:8, 9) NWT  jw.org

"I see you and so do others and Jehovah!" You are beautiful what you've become and you have much more joy and happiness helping yourself and others."          ???????

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