02/08/2026
How can you continue to protect your thinking abilities?
As you get additional education, keep making a regular self-examination. Ask yourself: ‘Am I being influenced by the ungodly lifestyles of those around me? Can I see through the world’s empty philosophies? Am I fully convinced that only God’s Kingdom can solve mankind’s problems?’ To guard your thinking abilities, continue to be a good student of God’s Word. Bible study and meditation will help you to strengthen your conviction that you have the truth.—1 Tim. 4:15
What activities will you need to include as you make “the best use of your time”? (Ephesians 5:15, 16)
Read Ephesians 5:15, 16. It can be difficult to make “the best use of your time.” You need balance. For example, even more than giving attention to your classes, you need to have time for wholesome association with fellow believers and family members. (Ps. 133:1; Prov. 18:1) Your spiritual needs are the top priority. (Matt. 6:33) You might also have family responsibilities and a job to care for. In addition, you need to take care of your health by getting adequate rest and moderate exercise. (Eccl. 4:6; 1 Tim. 4:8) All of this requires good time management.
What can you do in order to make the best use of your time?
We need to plan and have a realistic schedules.
Time is like money if you lose it you can never get it back.
What questions might help you to examine yourself?
You should not involve with everyone and everything which is not important.
As you get additional education, regularly make a self-examination. Ask yourself: ‘Is my schedule allowing me to get sufficient rest and exercise? Do I still have some time to associate with fellow believers? Can I complete my homework on time? If not, is it because I have too much to do or is it because I procrastinate? Would others, including family members, agree with my assessment?’ Whether you need to adjust your schedule or simply develop better self-discipline, act quickly. You might even talk to others who have good time-management skills.—Prov. 11:14
KEEP “WALKING WITH THE WISE” 15. As you are getting additional education, what challenge might you face?Michael, who completed a four-year electrical apprenticeship, found that to be true. He says, “I spent more than 40 hours a week with coworkers whose view of the opposite s*x, choice of music, and use of vulgar language started to affect my thinking.” 16. What does “walking with the wise” mean? (Proverbs 13:20).
WE DO NEED TO KEEP OURSELVES SPIRITUALLY STRONG.
The challenge. As you get additional education, your fellow students might try to include you in their social life. You might be tempted to join them. After all, you have a lot in common with them, especially if much of your time is spent with them in class. You might even feel that you have more in common with your classmates than you do with some of your fellow believers. However, you need to be cautious. Although you share a classroom with your fellow students, you do not share their values. And the more time you spend with them, the more their thinking can affect you. (1 Cor. 15:33).
What does “walking with the wise” mean? (Proverbs 13:20). Meaning walk woth those who believes in jehovah complete heart. Read Proverbs 13:20. The Bible warns us about the dangers of harmful association. On the other hand, “the one walking with the wise will become wise.” The lesson is clear: We are influenced by those we choose to spend time with, either for good or for bad. Maintain friendships with those who have your best interests at heart—those who, like you, wholeheartedly serve Jehovah.—Ps. 101:6, 7; 119:63.
WE ARE INDEED INFLUENCED BY THOSE CLOSE TO US, WHETHER BAD OR GOOD.
What can you do to avoid harmful association?
walking with the wise” and to keep avoiding company with those who do not love Jehovah.
What self-examination would be beneficial? (See also picture.)
Will jehovah agree my associations and actions?
At regular intervals, make a self-examination. Ask yourself: ‘Am I getting too close to my classmates? Are their habits, their speech, and their attitudes beginning to affect my speech and thinking? Would Jehovah agree with my personal assessment?’ (Ps. 1:1) If you detect negative changes in yourself, act quickly. Make sure that your best friendships are among those who love Jehovah the way you do. Also, don’t hesitate to witness to your classmates. You are in a unique position to help them learn about the truth.
PREPARED 19. How can you prepare yourself to overcome spiritual challenges as you get additional education? Illustrate.
A wise hiker prepares himself before he sets foot on the trail. Although he cannot predict every challenge that he will face, he is in shape, he is properly dressed, and he has a goal—he knows where he is headed. You can take a similar approach as you get additional education. Keep strong in the faith, wear “the complete suit of armor from God,” and have a goal—not to achieve what the world considers “success,” but to bring glory to Jehovah in everything you do.—Eph. 6:11-13; 1 Cor. 9:26, 27; 10:31
We do the above and keep strong, our hoal is tbe means to an end.
can you “keep testing whether you are in the faith”?
The Bible urges us: “Keep testing whether you are in the faith; keep proving what you yourselves are.” (2 Cor. 13:5) You can do that as you get additional education. Regularly examine yourself in the areas discussed in this article. Are you maintaining a healthy spiritual routine? Are you guarding your thinking from the so-called wisdom of this world? Are you managing your time wisely? Are you cultivating friendships among fellow Christians while avoiding harmful association? Those are questions that you need to ask yourself whether you are at school, in the workforce, or anywhere else. Be determined to stay strong in the faith in whatever circumstance you face. You can be certain that Jehovah will bless your efforts to do so.—Prov. 3:5, 6.
LET KEEP ON THESE PRACTICES AS THIS WORLD IS CROOKED.
maintain a healthy spiritual routine?
Look your spiritual life and selevt carefully and pray to God to help.
manage your time wisely and avoid harmful association? You can have close association but be mindful with it and stick to jwhovah"s rules
