An update!

 More refining is coming our way. In the convention, we learned more about the times we are living in. One thing stuck in my mind. That is what Jesus said. He said "And then the goodness will be preached in all of the inhabited Earth and then the end will come". 

You see in the days of the first century Christians had no idea about the Americas. A huge area of land with people who did not have a chance to hear what they had to preach. I can imagine at that time from their perspective they were in all the inhabited earth. Now compared to our day, we are truly ALL OVER THE WORLD. We are coming close to 9 million publishers. This is amazing! I imagine the first-century Christians being in the tens of thousands. No the several million we are today. We are the size of a small country. If you include those studying the bible you can add nearly another million people!

This prophecy has been fulfilled! So now we are being trained to refine our preaching, to show love, and to be ready. We saw the first episode of a many-part series about Jesus's life. I know this will be used in the new world to teach those who bend the knee on the last day and for a huge number of people who will be resurrected. 

As I keep telling my boys THERE IS NO TIME FOR PEOPLE LIKE US to go back to living in sin knowing what we are doing is unfavorable to Jehovah! In fact, people like me need to really take this into our hearts and remember how Jehovah opened his arms to us. Using loving brothers and sisters who NEVER say "Well well now you are back". They just show love! They know we really need it. Living the life I was living puts me in a weakened state. If they did not show the Jesus-like love that they did and still do, I would stumble again! When we all get the same payment which is a chance at everlasting life starting with the 1000-year reign of God's son they will not look at me and others like me and say: Why them?.

So now that we are on a very good way to the narrow road, we will never leave it! This blog will be a living record that I will use to show my future children just how bad this system was. 

Ok, time to finish this work part of the day and transition into my favorite section of the week. That is Friday Saturday, and Sunday. Monday is my favorite day of the week. The day I wake up before Jehovah and try to live my life in a way that is better than last week. Tuesday and Wednesday are special because we have out family worship on either both or one of these days. Thursdays are now exciting and very fulfilling as I go out in field service with my family. So my weeks just flow by, months do to! 

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A once in a life time activity

 I learned something new. Well, for me it is new. This preaching work that we are part of will never take place again. It will not have to be done again. You see when Jesus's kingdom is in place and there is true peace and security here on Earth, educational work will be ongoing. How this will be we don't know.

The entire Earth will be learning about the bible, Jehovah, Jesus, and this court case. In addition, we will learn things that will benefit us and eventually lead to a perfect state in God's eyes. So no longer will door-to-door preaching work be needed. Also, this work will end. So it will be very nice to talk to those in the new world who have been resurrected to life on Earth about our experience preaching door to door. 

What we study, learn, and preach is very unpopular now. But in the future, it will be the most important thing. Jehovah's name will be sanctified all over the Earth, and the very universe! 

So now I am completing this post about three weeks later, and my feelings are the same. Actually, I am considering quitting this English teaching work in South Korea, and devoting myself to the ministry full-time. I will ponder this and go over options with Yogita like where and how we will do this. India looks promising and is an easier setup for us. South Korea is very comfortable though and there is a need here as well.

OK time to get to the work part of today. I will use my time as best I can to make sure I am fully ready for tomorrow's field service. 

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The danger of money

 Money is a protection as stated by King Solomon under inspiration from Jehovah. He had so much wealth. Yet even he could see that it had deceptive protective power. One man who went to the Philippines married a lady there and had children. He had money! He built properties and headed towards a future where he would have likely become very wealthy. 

Unfortunately, his health which had been poor his entire life caught up with him. He came down with cancer again! This time he had a war chest of money to rely on. In the end, though he ended up broke. He was very tearful in the video on YouTube. He is at the very end of his life in this system. Jesus said it so rightly money can be stolen and it can rust, it really has a very limited value. It can not buy Jehovah's favor.  I do think that man is a good man. I do not know for sure of course. 

So as we earn money to support ourselves, I realize that when the great tribulation arrives, our ability to make money will be impacted by whether we take the mark of the beast or not. I feel more aware of the traps that Satan uses. Credit is such a trap. People can live like a wealthy person even though in reality it is impossible.

These times are very strange. In the past people would save up for a family car. Then pay for it in cash. I remember my adult students telling me about over 20 years ago. Now, everything is like the USA instant gratification. 

In fact, many people are ensnared by this seemingly free money. Many people view money as a protection in their own imagination. King Solomon said this in Proverbs. 

Ok, time for a new post. This one took almost a week to finish!

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Summer is coming!

 Another summer in Iksan. I have to say I really like this small city. After classes on Saturday, we cross the entire city to get home. Takes about 15 minutes which I am conditioned into thinking it is a long way.

It does take a bit of time depending on where you are going and traffic conditions. The maximum is about 30 minutes to get to my student's house. My current boss felt bad over a year and a half ago when she showed us where we would be moving to. It is on the outskirts of Iksan proper. I love the location! Yogita and the boys love it too. We are so close to examples of Jehovah's creation. The animals, insects, and fish of the Mangyeong River area are so nice to see. In addition, at night we can see the stars! Of course, we can not see the Milky Way but it is still quite beautiful. I can not wait until the new system when we can see the real night sky.

This summer is different than last summer. Last summer was the beginning of a new way and the first of regular attendance at meetings, going out in the preaching work and associating with each other. This year will be a continuation of a certain pattern. Week to week this pattern is maintained and boy does it help time to fly. 

I really look forward to meetings and assemblies. I look forward to the peaceful environment, the learning that takes place, and the encouragement we get. The drive to the hotel, greeting people, and sitting near our congregation members feels like an extended family, which it is. 

I enjoy spending more and more time with our boys and my wife. A far cry from when I would rush through family matters so I could meet my "friend" who was doing the same thing. 

So this summer I look forward to more time with family and friends. Always working to do better than the week or day before. I stand before Jehovah as we all do. I want to do what is right in his eyes not humans!

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Greedy companies!

 A few weeks ago I made up my mind to buy the Fold 5. Why? I mean there is the fold 6 coming right around the corner. I have seen these mega companies put out new items that end up needing to be recalled, or people complaining about major issues. With the fold 1, it was the floppy hinge. So I passed on it. Then the fold was ok. I decided it was best to keep waiting. The hinge got stronger but the specs were still ok.

Then the fold 3 came out. It got very good reviews from the start. Better specs, high-speed chipset. So I waited. More reviews came out it was a stable very nice device. When the fold 4 was announced I looked at the spec sheet and it was a very minor upgrade over the fold 3. So I purchased the slightly cheaper Fold 3 and I am still using it. I will pass it on to Yogita. 

However, here is the issue. Many people did what I did. Mainly to save money and get a very stable device. Samsung decided to block stores from selling the Fold 5. The reason? Basically a lie. They had no more units in storage. That is utter nonsense. You can still buy fold 1, 2, 3, and 4 phones brand new. They want this launch to go better with higher numbers buying this new device. They will release a higher-end fold 6, which I am interested in. I planned to buy the Fold 5 and then upgrade to the Fold 6 ultra turning the Fold 5 in.

They are doing this purely for greed. Even if there is a problem they will still release the phone. LIke they did with the note 7. I am sure people in the company warned them about the battery. Then with the note 8 they gave it very small battery. 

I hope the food 6 is a stable device. I also hope they give it a very good night camera. 

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Spending time...

 I was tempted a few weeks ago. The situation was strange. I decided to park a bit down the street in Sin-dong so that Yogita and I could get some walking in. As I am walking I see a group of people. Something about them looked familiar. I have not seen them in over a year. Ah! They were some of those people whom I used to spend a lot of time with! Drinking patting each other on the back, drinking way too much. So much so that it always caused issues among us. The next was always spent with: what did I do? Did I offend you? Who did I hurt this time? ALL THE WHILE I was ignoring my wife and irritating my children. Ok, things improved somewhat as we had our regular family bible studies. In fact, they improved a lot. But not enough not nearly enough! 

So when we returned to Jehovah's organization and gained true friends. Those who live their lives by God's standards who disown themselves, this is when spending time gained a new positive meaning. You see I would "spend" time with Yogita and then race to the bar to "spend" time with others. The Bible states that we should honor our wives. I was honoring everyone else except my wife. 

Now ALL of my time is consumed with my family and friends. ALL OF IT. I feel complete. My sons are spending time in another city with Ben and his wife Kelly. They will do this more often as we work out the kinks. 

This proper spending of time really makes time fly. Time in this system flying by doing the right thing is a gift from Jehovah. I must remember these days. The days coming will be longer than the days we are living in now. I want to document these days as much as possible so as to remember them as a lesson for tomorrow. 

For too many times, I have taken Jehovah's wonderful gifts given to us in this system of things for granted. Jehovah is truly a loving God. Truly he is love. We have a test before us and ALL OF THE ANSWERS are given to us. We just need to humble ourselves and listen. If we seek Jehovah he will draw close to us! 

As a teacher, there are so many times I want to give the answer to the students as I can see them stressing so much. I can see that our current system is broken. We should always freely give the answers as Jehovah does!

I look forward to Thursday, and Sunday for family time. I looked forward to Friday and Saturday for time spent with my wife. I look forward to Monday-Wednesday for family time. I think this is a very good way to "spend time".

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Two years with the fold 3. To upgrade or not?

This has been my first foldable, and I am glad that I waited 3 years before deciding on the fold 3. Now I will not be trading this phone in. I will be keeping it and likely passing it on to Yogita. She seems mildly excited about the phone. She loves the Note 10+ but she also loved the Note 8. 

I think the fact that she is not so picky and adapts to new technology then thoroughly enjoys it is very encouraging. We live in an instant gratification world. A powerful way that satan uses to mislead so many.

Many people today think that death is a natural part of life! They are familiar with many of Jesus's teachings. However, they have eyes and ears but discern nothing with them. That is sad. If everyone only knew our salvation is very near! 

I know a large number of people will come out of the great tribulation. A very large number will. 

Ok so to upgrade or not? I am leaning towards upgrading. The Note 8 needs a big rest and then refurbishing, so giving the Note 10+ to George is a good way to go. He has shown a lot of maturity.  The note 8 with supervision will be given to Jeyo. It is funny but every family I see no, not every family but perhaps 90% of the families around me do the same thing. Either two phones get upgraded every three years, or one gets upgraded every year. In no time every family member has a nice phone. Older model but still overkill. In some families who live above their means or show off their means of life every family member gets an upgrade every two to three years. 

I think it is not a good way. It is another distraction in a world FULL of them. People mistake the dopamine rush of getting something new for real happiness. Then when the rush is over that item does not bring happiness. Just another tool, that ages and succumbs to the environment we live in. Like Jesus said Earthly riches rot, rust, and can get stolen. Yogita lost the original note 10+ I handed down to her. 

So Goerge when you read this know that yes you will be getting an upgrade soon. But for the love caution do not put it in a "cool looking" case. The Note 10+ is VERY FRAGILE. I have broken it twice, and your mother has broken it once. Every time it was not in the ugly case. If it is broken (screen) it will remain that way for a looooooonnnng time. Anyway, I love you! 

Ok, time to get this work part of the day started. Heading into a three-day weekend.

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