LIVING AS CHRISTIANS 2021, Week from November 15 to 21, video, «There are friends where you least expect it», Analysis and Answers.

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS 2021, November 15-21, video, «There are friends where you least expect it», Analysis and Answers.

There are friends where you least expect it (8 mins.): Analysis with the audience. Play the video. Then ask: 

Why did Akil start to have bad company at school? 

Moving to another city was not easy for him. He left his friends and the idea of ​​making new friends did not like him. But at school he met Cameron, little by little he got to know his friends. And he realized that they were bad company and he walked away from them.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Changes are always difficult and more so for teenagers. And this happened to Akil, a change like that where you lose close contact with your friends and you see yourself without anyone, it is difficult. Until at school you are approached by someone who seems like a good person and can be bad company that has effects on you, is what Akil happened to him.

How did you find good friends in the congregation? 

Akil realized that his parents were right, his friends were bad company, so he didn't go out with them anymore. But he felt lonely because he no longer had friends. Max, a brother from the congregation invites Akil to go preach. Akil was able to find a good friend in the congregation. He was able to find Max in a place where he is least expected and of different ages.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Sometimes you can come to think that we have to look for friends our age. But this is not true, and we have seen it with Akil. This brother realized in the meeting that he was alone, and with only an invitation to preach… Akil began to establish beautiful and healthy relationships of friendship with brothers of the congregation and realized that common tastes such as photography can be shared .

How can you find good friends?

We all need to be careful about the time we spend with people who do not love Jehovah. Because they do not have the same values, we must spend as much time as possible with wise people. We should look for friends who love Jehovah, we can look for good friends in the congregation.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

We can think like Akil that certain people are good and that by being their close friends we can get them to study the Bible one day. But this is dangerous, and we must be honest with ourselves and ponder if he is really affecting his habits and corrupting mine, as we have seen in certain acts of Akil as in the meeting.