DO YOU THIS CAT WOULD BE AFRAID OF THIS HORSE? ?????

[Bible Speaks]

DO YOU THINK A CAT WOULD BE AFRAID OF THIS HORSE? MAYBE THEY ARE FRIENDS? MAYBE SHE IS JUST BOLD AND LOVES EVERYONE? Are you afraid to speak out? They call it timid? “Keep Proving What You Yourselves Are”

To handle peer pressure, you first have to be convinced that your beliefs and standards are right. YOUNG or OLD we all can have peer pressure... 

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(2 Corinthians 13:5)

'Keep testing whether YOU are in the faith, keep proving what YOU yourselves are. Or do YOU not recognize that Jesus Christ is in union with YOU? Unless YOU are disapproved. 6 I truly hope YOU will come to know we are not disapproved."

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Conviction will help you to be bold, although you may be timid by nature. 

(2 Tim. 1:7, 8) "For God gave us not a spirit of cowardice, but that of power and of love and of soundness of mind. 8 Therefore do not become ashamed of the witness about our Lord." 

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Even if a person is normally bold, it may be quite difficult for him to stand up for something that he only halfheartedly believes in. So why not prove to yourself that what you have been taught from the Bible is indeed the truth?

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Start with the basics. For example, you believe in God and you have heard others express why they have faith in his existence. Well, then, ask yourself, ‘What convinces me that God exists?’ The purpose of that question is not to arouse skepticism but to strengthen your faith. 

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In a similar vein, ask yourself, ‘How do I know that the Scriptures are inspired of God?’ (2 Tim. 3:16) ‘Why am I convinced that these are “the last days”?’ (2 Tim. 3:1-5) ‘What makes me believe that Jehovah’s standards are for my good?’

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(Isa. 48:17, 18) "This is what Jehovah has said, your Repurchaser, the Holy One of Israel: “I, Jehovah, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit [yourself], the One causing you to tread in the way in which you should walk. 18 O if only you would actually pay attention to my commandments! Then your peace would become just like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea."

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You might hesitate to ask yourself such questions, fearing that you will not have the answers. That, though, would be like hesitating to look at the fuel gauge on the dashboard of your car, fearing that the needle is pointing to “Empty”! If there is no fuel in the tank, you need to find out so that you can do something about it. Similarly, it is best for you to address any lack of conviction you may detect in yourself.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO:

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2010842?q=timid&p=par