“Be Happier in Ministry: Help Students Give Up Bad Habits” (10 min.): Audience Discussion. Play the video Let's help students give up habits that Jehovah hates.
How did the elders and Rita react when Coral told them she was using marijuana?
The elders said that substances that are addictive should not be used without medical reasons, Coral used marijuana when she was stressed. Rita talked to her so that she understood that her habit of consuming marijuana was wrong.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The brothers and Rita reacted in a very appropriate and kind way since they did not question Coral or make any comments that hurt or offended her. On the contrary, they were very respectful and decided that it was time to continue another day and Rita told them the same thing that they would return and that they talk and Coral understands and sees what the Bible says.
The elders didn't react badly but were calm and patient, and Rita was confident that Coral would understand the point and make the necessary changes to meet the Bible's requirements to be a publisher.
What did Rita do to help Coral?
Rita talked with Coral and gave her some biblical texts to read and understand that this habit she had was wrong.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
As Coral tells, they addressed the issue the following week.
Rita helped Coral to understand what was wrong and see what the Bible says in Ephesians, that study again helped Coral a lot.
What did Coral do to get Jehovah to help her?
She quickly turned to Jehovah when she felt she couldn't stop using marijuana, Jehovah helped Coral a lot, he never abandoned her and she did her part to stop using that drug. So she was able to kick that bad habit.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Coral said a prayer and asked Jehovah to help her and free her from those substances. And thanks to Jehovah she was able to leave him and continue her spiritual career.
It was easy for Coral to understand that it was wrong, but putting it into practice seemed difficult and the negative feelings were also present that she would not make it, but she asked Jehovah for help and she was able to do it.
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