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Work—A Blessing or a Curse? - ?
Lesson for today. (Eccl 2:24)  We all know that work can be burdensome nowadays. Stress, hazards, boredom, disappointment, competition, deception, and injustice are just some of the “thorns and thistles” now associated with it. But work in itself is not a curse.
At Ecclesiastes 3:13, the Bible calls work and its fruitage a gift from God. You can glorify God with your work. Quality and excellence in the workplace have always been praised. Quality is one of the keys to a Biblical view of work.
God himself does his work with excellence. He has given us talents and abilities, and he wants us to use our skills to a good end. For example, during the construction of the tabernacle in ancient Israel, Jehovah filled people like Bezalel and Oholiab with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, enabling them to carry out specific artistic and practical tasks. (Exodus 31:1-11)
This shows that God took a special interest in the function, craftsmanship, design, and other details of their work. This has profound implications for our perception of personal abilities and work habits. It helps us see them in a sense as gifts from God, which are not to be taken for granted.
Thus, Christians are admonished to do their work as if God himself were reviewing their performance: “Whatever you are doing, work at it whole-souled as to Jehovah, and not to men.” (Colossians 3:23)
God’s servants are commanded to do good work, thus making the Christian message more attractive to coworkers and others.—See the box “Applying Bible Principles in the Workplace.” In the light of this, we do well to ask ourselves what kind of quality and diligence we put into our work.
Would God be pleased with our performance? Are we fully satisfied with the way we carry out our assigned tasks? If not, there is room for improvement.—Proverbs 10:4; 22:29.
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2005441#h=1:0-23:215

@TrueTomHarley
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Jehovah’s Witnesses - Big Totals 2017
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Branches of Jehovah's witnesses: 90
Number of countries: 240
Total Congregations: 120,053
Global Memorial Attendance : 20,175,477
Participants in Memorial Emblems worldwide: 18,564
Maximum Peak: 8,457,107
Average Preachers every month: 8,248,982
Percentage increase compared to 2016: 1.4 %
Total number baptized: 284,212
Average Pioneers each month: 1,249,946
Average Publishers as auxiliary Pioners each month: 439,571
Total hours spent in the field: 2,046,000,202
Average Bible studies each month: 10,071,524
During the 2017 service year, Jehovah's witnesses spent more than $ 202 million on the care of Pioneers, missionaries and special circuit supervisors in their field service assignments. Around the world, a total of 19,730 ministers ordered as staff of branch facilities. They are all members of the world order of full-time special servants of Jehovah's witnesses.
* The 2017 year of service was from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017.
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@TrueTomHarley
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There is excellent competition for categories of 'shocking' and many involve large scale killings, torture and rape. 
The ban on Witness activity in Russia does not yet rate on this scale and likely will not - though one never knows. It is head-and-shoulders the most important story as regards freedom of worship, but this is only one of many human rights.
The list is compiled according to stories most publicized. To that extent, the Governing Body must be given much credit, for they did not allow this thing to be done in a corner.
Still, there is another list on the HRW website of ten videos - of shocking blood and guts violence - the the Witness ban does not even appear on this one. There has to be gore galore to make a dent today in the world's greater consciousness.  The Witness ban, while it is the most spiritually shocking event, is not the most physically shocking, or even close. 

‘I feel amazingÂ’: B.C. man receives ‘bloodlessÂ’ double-lung transplant in Toronto - ?
‘I feel amazing’: B.C. man receives ‘bloodless’ double-lung transplant in Toronto - "I feel incredible": the British Columbia man receives a double lung transplant "bloodless" in Toronto
Kory Bradshaw says he was in an intensive care unit in Toronto, where he has only a few months to live when he received the phone call from doctors to get a long-awaited double-lung transplant.
Bradshaw, who has cystic fibrosis, did not hear anything for months after going through two false alarms since he was put on the waiting list for a transplant last May.
"The third time is a charm," Bradshaw told Global News on Monday.
He and his wife, Renee Bradshaw, arrived in Toronto from their home in Kelowna, BC, last January in hopes of receiving a faster transplant because of the better waiting times in the city.
The average waiting time in BC is approximately two years, but in Toronto it is around six months.
After receiving the transplant more than four months ago, Kory said he feels "incredible" now.
"We can have a completely new life together, doing many things that people can take for granted, such as walking and holding hands," he said, adding that he still has to get used to being able to laugh properly.
That new life together will also include a new modular home for them when they return to Kelowna at the end of the month.
In a cruel twist of fate, while Kory was in the ICU at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto in June, they received a call that said their home in British Columbia was destroyed in a fire.
"They think it was from a discarded cigarette that set fire to our cedar hedge, which spread into the shed to our house," Renee said previously.
Friends and neighbors quickly joined to help them. Beth Shey, a neighbor they barely knew, started a page of GoFundMe to help them with living expenses while waiting for the transplant in Toronto.
The couple said the new modular house should be delivered by the time they return and that it should be ready for transfer by the end of January.
The transplant
Kory underwent his transplant at the Toronto General Hospital, which performs about 150 lung transplants every year.
But Kory's situation was unique. Since he and Renee are Jehovah's Witnesses, and because of their beliefs, a blood transfusion was not possible. The couple said they searched for years but no surgeon would agree to try a bloodless transplant until they found Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, who agreed to perform the procedure as long as the couple understood the risks.
"If there was a sudden loss of blood during his operation, he would die," Keshavjee told Global News.
Keshavjee called the operation a medical breakthrough and said the operation was carried out with almost no blood loss.
"We did that for Kory, so we can do more transplants for everyone without transfusions, we've worked hard for that and we've improved the whole process for everyone," he said.
Kory said he knew that surgery was a risk, but that it was one he was willing to take.
"Toronto General has been absolutely amazing from beginning to end, from the care of the surgeons, the nurses, the whole world, the whole team, it's an incredible program they have."
As for Renee, she said that she is simply happy to have recovered her husband.
"We no longer think about things," he said, adding that the couple said they used to have to plan all day about how Kory felt.
Before surgery, I could not move without an oxygen tank. But today, the couple can walk, shop, go out and do things that other couples would not normally think twice before doing. Kory and Renee even love going to the gym together.
"We can have a normal life, which is something we've never had before," Renee said.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3923183/toronto-general-hospital-bloodless-double-lung-transplant/
 

‘Summer and Winter Will Never CeaseÂ’
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From the standpoint of an earthly observer, heavenly bodies serve as unmistakable indicators of seasons. When creating our solar system, God decreed: “Let luminaries come to be in the expanse of the heavens . . . , and they must serve as signs and for seasons and for days and years.” (Genesis 1:14)
In the course of a year, the earth reaches two points in its orbit where the sun appears directly overhead at noon at the equator. These occurrences are called equinoxes, and in many lands they mark the beginning of spring and of autumn. During equinoxes the periods of daylight and darkness are almost equal throughout the earth.
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The existence and onset of seasons does not involve astronomical movements only. Seasons, climate, and weather are all interlocked in a complex system that sustains life. Speaking to people living in Asia Minor—many of whom were very familiar with agriculture and food production—the Christian apostle Paul and his companion Barnabas stated that God is the one “giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts to the full with food and good cheer.”—Acts 14:14-17.
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Jehovah’s works are wonderfully attested to by the motion of the earth, providing for day and night, seasons, and seedtime and harvest. We are confident that summer will follow winter. After all, it was God who promised: “For all the days the earth continues, seed sowing and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, will never cease.”—Genesis 8:22. - Bible Speaks-
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2004522?q=seasons&p=par -
Skiing into Paradise (by Jørn Allan Pedersen)

Human rights watch, the world human rights observer organization, makes a report of the 10 most shocking news in the world. ~ ???
The first, the Russian persecution against Jehovah's witnesses.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/12/16/2017-human-rights-news

California Burning” ~ ????????
One of the largest wildfires in CaliforniaÂ’s history is still raging through the rugged coastal mountains near Santa Barbara.
A few nights ago the hills looked like a scene from the apocalypse as the flames were encroaching upon homes on the outskirts of town.
More than eight thousand firefighters from all over the American West are combating the blaze in an operation that is as massive as the fire itself. California is used to wildfires, but the ferocity and the magnitude of recent outbreaks is rattling people.
Governor Jerry Brown calls these megafires part of the “New Normal,” as the state is adapting to the consequences of climate change. Our local firefighters are heroes when it comes to battling the flames, but they can only address the symptoms of a planet under pressure.
We need a different and much bigger global force to address the root causes of the inferno that will impact all of us unless we act.
(Hint: Pray for God’s Kingdom, Matthew 6:9,10). Is 
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New Kingdom Hall in Benin ?? City - See the Watchtower? - 
Thank you
#Repost @niloc47
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Not surprised. They are constantly consolidating branches and divesting of underutilized properties. 

@David Normand
Time and money ? needs to be utilized for more important facilities. Jehovah knows and direction is in order. 
Thank you for your support! Jehovah Bless! 

California Burning” ~ ????????
One of the largest wildfires in CaliforniaÂ’s history is still raging through the rugged coastal mountains near Santa Barbara.
A few nights ago the hills looked like a scene from the apocalypse as the flames were encroaching upon homes on the outskirts of town.
More than eight thousand firefighters from all over the American West are combating the blaze in an operation that is as massive as the fire itself. California is used to wildfires, but the ferocity and the magnitude of recent outbreaks is rattling people.
Governor Jerry Brown calls these megafires part of the “New Normal,” as the state is adapting to the consequences of climate change. Our local firefighters are heroes when it comes to battling the flames, but they can only address the symptoms of a planet under pressure.
We need a different and much bigger global force to address the root causes of the inferno that will impact all of us unless we act.
(Hint: Pray for God’s Kingdom, Matthew 6:9,10). Is 
Picture from  @FransLanting 

ARE YOU READY!!!! IT IS TIME TO GET TO KNOW ABOUT THE KING OF GOD'S KINGDOM, JESUS CHRIST. 
The journey starts this week. 
Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life
In this book, read about every event in the life of Jesus recorded in the Bible.
Know why he is the only one qualified to be the ? king of God's Kingdom. JW. ORG
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/jesus/

Will we have the seasons as we now know them? The ice,cold and snow? If what was at first was perfect would not Jehovah place things back in order as it was? The canopy that was used in the flood, no one gives any regard to it. It will have to be replaced, it had purpose, before then and Jehovah will have the earth, not as the blue marble we now know as seen from space, but as a covered canopied globe created at creation to have an earth filled with life, in a paradisiac condition worldwide. Temperatures for that paradise not likely with the conditions now, but Jehovah's kingdom will repair this planet and make sure those conditions are there. Canopy and all. The water is too much now, not what Jehovah had in the beginning, he will put the balance back as it was in the beginning. Yes, the seasons will go on, but these are imperfect things, used for benefit now under these conditions. But then in the new system things will be perfect as Jehovah created them and said they were good, with his stamp of approval.

@John Houston
Yes life in a New World ? as perfection will be interesting! Jehovah will satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalms 145:16.
Thank you for your support! Jehovah Bless!  
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ARE YOU READY!!!! IT IS TIME TO GET TO KNOW ABOUT THE KING OF GOD'S KINGDOM, JESUS CHRIST. 
The journey starts this week. 
Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life
In this book, read about every event in the life of Jesus recorded in the Bible.
Know why he is the only one qualified to be the ? king of God's Kingdom. JW. ORG
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/jesus/

Children Love ?? Jehovah! 
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Greeting delegates with Karonese Dancing at Special Convention in Medan, Indonesia.
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Open Your Heart, Open Your World to Receive it Back! ~ ????
“THERE is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.” — (Acts 20:35)
Every moment is the most important moment of your life.
No future time is better than now to let down your guard and love.
Everything you do right now ripples outward and affects everyone.
Your posture can shine your heart, or transmit anxiety.
Your breath can radiate love, or muddy the room in depression.
Your glance can awaken joy. 
Your words can inspire freedom.
Your every act can open hearts and minds. 
Opening from heart to all, you live as a gift to all.
In every moment, you are either opening or closing.
Right now, you are choosing to open and give fully, or you are waiting.
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“THERE is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.” (Acts 20:35) Those words of Jesus underscore this important truth: Unselfish love brings its own reward. Although there is much happiness in receiving love, there is even greater happiness in giving, or showing, love to others.
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No one knows this better than our heavenly Father does. Jehovah is the ultimate example of love. No one has shown love in greater ways or over a longer period of time than he has. Is it any wonder, then, that Jehovah is called “the happy God”....(1 Timothy 1:11) - Bible Speaks

"We have been declared righteous as a result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." (Rom 5:1)
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"The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit."× (Rom. 5:5)
- Bible Speaks - https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011443?q=rom+5%3A1&p=par

Song 88 - "Children Are a Trust From God" -
SING TO JEHOVAH 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwxVySu7eEc&feature=related
(Psalm 127:3-5)
1. When a man becomes a father
And a woman has a child of her own,
They share a trust, they must remember,
That is not theirs, not theirs alone.
The gift they share is from Jehovah;
Of life and love he is the one true Source.
To parents he gives sure direction
That they may follow the wisest course.
(Chorus)
 
2. All the words God has commanded—
They must always prove to be on your heart.
These words youÂ’ll speak to sons and daughters;
This is your trust, this is your part.
To them youÂ’ll speak along your roadway,
When you rise up and when you are at rest.
In years to come, may they remember,
May they be faithful, may they be blessed.
 
(CHORUS)
A sacred trust you have been given;
A precious life is in your hands.
You can bestow the greatest favor;
Instruct your child in GodÂ’s commands.
 
(See also Deut. 6:6, 7; Eph. 6:4; 1 Tim. 4:16.)
- Bible Speaks - 
 
 

"I left my gang to serve Jehovah. The tattoos still make me feel uncomfortable but I know Jehovah sees my heart and not the tattoos. This is the best life ever for me". 
Jw Argentina
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"I left my gang to serve Jehovah. The tattoos still make me feel uncomfortable but I know Jehovah sees my heart and not the tattoos. This is the best life ever for me". 
Jw Argentina
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WRIGHT WAY: A new King James Bible?
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Put the one and only Creator of the Heaven and Earth name back in the Bible..Jehovah let your name be sanctified. Just as your Son and My Savior wanted. .. 
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