The solution to all the global problems

As we now see everyday in the newspaper and
television, problems around have increased
dramatically. One of them, though, that might
affect us the most is what is happening in Juarez.
Why? Most likely because Juarez is just passing
the border. Now, with this fact rises a question,
"Should we do anything to help our "neighbor"?"
You know, as imperfect humans, we can't really
do anything to fix this, or any other global situation.
Why? In the very Bible, we are explained the
reason for this. In Jeremiah 10:23, it is written,
"I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his
way does not belong. It does not belong to man who
is walking even to direct his step." Here we are told
that mankind who is away from Jehovah's guidance
cannot direct, or guide, his own decisions, or steps, to
success, then with even more reason they can't
guide that of others. Now, this doesn't mean that
we are doomed to withstand all the suffering and pain
that we see everyday. Why? Well, very soon Jehovah
will bring forth his Kingdom, which will fill with everlasting
blessings everyone who loves him. Right about now
you are probably saying to yourself,"Well this sound
really wonderful, but what exactly does this "soon" mean,
how long do we have to wait for this "soon" to come?
You know, you are not the first one to ask this very question.
In Bible times, when Jesus Christ talked to everyone about
the Kingdom of God, which will bring an end to wickedness
and make the earth a paradise, people also wanted to know
when this Kingdom would come. Even his disciples asked
him,"What will be the sign of your presence and
of the conclusion of the system of things?” In reply to that
question, Jesus told them that only Jehovah God knew
exactly when the end of this system of things would come.
(Matthew 24:36) But he did foretell things that would take
place on earth just before the Kingdom would bring true peace
and security to mankind. In Matthew 24:7 he stated two
things that would,and are, occurring in the short time before
the Kingdom comes, he said,"Nation will rise against
nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there
will be food shortages." To support this statement, a British
historian wrote: "The 20th century was the most murderous
in recorded history... It was a century of almost unbroken
war, with few and brief periods without organised armed
conflict somewhere." Also, even though researchers say
that food production has increased greatly during the past 30
years, food shortages still continue because people do
not have the money tobuy it or land on which to grow it.
Aside from identifying certain world developements, the
Bible foretold that the last days would be marked by a change
in human society. The apostle Paul described what
people would be like during this period in 2 Timothy 3:1-5,
he wrote," But know this, that in the last days critical
times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be
lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming,
haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,
disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to
any agreement, slanderers, without self-control,
fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong,
puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather
than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion
but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."
You can probably agree that nowdays we see people act
like this, like in Juarez, it takes someone with no natural
affection and fierce to kill so many innocent people.
Okay, so now, using the Bible, I have told you all the
bad things that we would see during the last days, but
believe it or not the Bible also foretells the positive
developements that will come among the worshipers of
Jehovah. For example, what Jesus Christ said in Matthew 24:14,
"And this good news of the kingdom will be preached
in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations;
and then the end will come." Throughout the earth the
good news of the Kingdom- what the Kingdom is, what it
will do, and how we can recieve its blessings- is being
preached in over 230 lands and in more than 400 languages.
And you know, the most wonderfull of all of those blessings
is the one recorded in Revelation 21:4,5, "And he will wipe
out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more,
neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.
The former things have passed away.” And the One
seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making
all things new.” Also, he says: “Write, because these
words are faithful and true.” As you can see, Jehovah
God is the only one who can really do something to
rid mankind of all suffering. Finally, something that
we can look up to is that all of his promises are faithful
and true, for he will truly keep his promises, because,
"upon the basis of a hope of the everlasting life which
God, who cannot lie, promised before times long lasting,"
(Titus 1:2).That's right, we can look up to Jehovah keeping his
promises because he cannot lie.

My Favorite Subject

Surprisingly enough, my favorite subject this
year is Math. I say this because a few years
ago, when I was in the 4th grade, I couldn't
stand it, it was just too hard to understand.
But, nowdays I kind of enjoy it, since I understand
it most of the time. You know, Math and all the
other subjects there are couldn't have come
to exist without a marvelous organ, the brain.
To this, we can all thank the infinite knowledge
and power of Jehovah God, for he is the one
who created us, our whole body including the
brain. Besides from that he also gave us the
wisdom and mentality to reason and remember
different patterns of numbers and sequences.
With this gift of reasoning, we can enjoy the
thrills and challenges of mathematics all because
of the excellent gift the Jehovah has given us, and
everyone can for sure say, "I am marvellously made."

My Favorite President

Personally, I don't have a favorite president. Why
don't I have one? To me, all presidents are just like
any average guy who, even if it's for the best, his
promises won't come true or if they do, they never last.
Why can I say this with such confidence? Well, the very
Bible, in Jeremiah 10:23 says," I well know, O Jehovah,
that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not
belong to man who is walking even to direct his step." In this
text, we are told that to man, that is away from the guidance
of Jehovah, his way does not belong, meaning that if they can't
guide themselves, then you can't expect them to guide or rule
others, even less to keep their promises.
The one person who I do want to talk about is Jehovah God. He
is the only one who can solve all the problems ,that mankind,
or the presidents say that they will fix, for good. One thing that brings
lots of hope is that he not only has the power to get rid of
the problems that bring pain to mankind, but he also has the desire to
do it. In Revelation 21:4, we are given a glimps of what he will do,
"And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death
will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be
anymore. The former things have passed away." Can you imagine
it? A world were death, our greatest enemy, will be no more, and
suffering and pain will vanish! Soon Jehovah God will bring
this new order and you will see for yourself that the only person
who can really bring order is the one and only, Jehovah God.

My Favorite Music

I am personally not familiar with Chopin's
pieces, but I do like this one that I've just
heard. Pretty much the only reason that I
like this piece is that, like all piano music and
classical music, it is very soothing, almost
therapeutical.

"Regrettable" behaviors of "famous" people

Well, my opinion about Michael Phelps getting
caught doing drugs is no big deal. The real problem
is that people, as always, tend to tag any "famous"
person as their role model. How do I know this? It's
very simple, if it had been any other everyday guy
doing drugs no one would have cared. People who
do this are not following what is said to us in
Psalms 146:3 ," Do not put your trust in nobles,
Nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs."
As we are told here, we mustn't put our trust in "nobles",
or in this case "famous" or renown people, because
they usually will let you down in some way, in this case
doing drugs in secret.
Now that I mention the fact of doing things in secret,
Hebrews 4:13 comes to my mind, it says,"And there is not
a creation that is not manifest to his sight, but all things
are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom
we have an accounting." This text gives us the certainty
that no one, no matter how carefully they hide an act, can
hide anything from Jehovah God. Something that is also
really interesting, is the fact that when people hide something
is because even they know that what they are doing is wrong.
So a word of advise that we can get from this is that since
we can't hide anything from Jehovah God, then we must
simply follow his sacred norms to be of his liking.

If I could live anywhere in the world

You know, I don't mind living in any
particular place right now. Why? Well, no
matter where you live in this world you can't
escape all the problems that you see. As stated
in the Bible, in 1 John 5:19 it is said," We know
we originate with God, but the whole world
is lying in the [power of the] wicked one. As we
can see here, the whole world is in control of Satan
the Devil, so anywhere we go we will find his influence.
But, what does this influence do to people? Well,
it makes them exhibit all of the qualities of Satan.
In union with the fact that we are in the "last days"
as said in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 it is said how," men will
be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming,
haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents,
unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection,
not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control,
fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong,
puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather than
lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but
proving false to its power". As you can see, these qualities
are the ones that are produced by Satan's influence in
people.
With that in mind you might be asking yourself,"Okay, so
no matter where we live we are doomed to suffer from
these things?" No. Very soon now, thanks to the sacrifice
of Jesus Christ, Satan and his followers, plus all of the
sorrowful conditions will be destroyed forever. How can
one be sure that this wonderful promise is true and not
just a mere fantasy? In 2 Peter 3:13 it says,"But there are
new heavens and and a new earth that we are awaiting
according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to
dwell." Here, these new heavens and earth are the restored
global paradise in which we will not only be freed from
Satan's influence but also from death and we will finally
live in the true place where we want to live, not temporarly,
but for all eternity. One thing, though, that we have to do to
aquire these blessings is what is said to us in John 17:3," This
means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the
only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.
Here is where I want to live.

The meaning of “freedom”

To many people, freedom means the absence
of something or someone who caused them
oppression. Throughout history people have
felt short periods of that freedom when an
oppressor,a dictator,a harsh government,
or leader, falls,but that's all they are, short
periods, because they never last. Why? Well,
they feel "free" for one or two years, and
BAM!! Someone comes and takes that feeling
away. By now you may be asking yourself,"Why
does this happen, why can't the freedom and
peace that people bring last?" Well, in Jeremiah 10:23
you are given the answer, "I well know, O Jehovah,
that to earthling man his way does not belong.
It does not belong to man who is walking even to
direct his step." As you can see, man who is away
from Jehovah can't direct his own steps because
they don't belong, or correspond to him, so his
successes to gain freedom, or anything else, are
bound to never last.
Does this mean that man is doomed to never be free
of problems such as sickness, death, and suffering
caused by imperfection? No. As you know,
to exempt us of Adam and Eve's disobedience that lead
to sin, Jehovah immediately made arrangements to
send his son, Jesus, to give his perfect life so that "everyone
exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but
have everlasting life", as said in John 3:16.
As you can see, thanks to Jesus Christ's sacrifice,
we are able to do what is said in John 17:3," This means
everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the
only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus
Christ." In order to obtain everlasting life, thanks
to Jehovah's new kingdom, and be freed at last
from the clutches of death, sickness, and suffering one
must learn the Bible truths that reveal to one the
characteristics and purposes of Jehovah and his son,
Jesus Christ. By doing this we will experience what true
freedom is, as said in 2 Peter 3:13," But there are new heavens
and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise,
and in these righteousness is to dwell." That's right, Jehovah
will restore Paradise throughout the world and we will
finally and permanently be free.