With the theme: Let no obstacle prevent you from having your personal study.
I can’t read well.
Answer 1:
You could start using the JW Library app to listen to the Bible while you follow the text with your view. So you don’t just depend on reading fast or perfect. The important thing is to get understanding little by little and enjoy it, not to do it.
Answer 2:
It would also help to choose a clear and current translation, such as the New World Translation, and start with simpler portions or stories that draw your attention. So you get your taste before moving on tougher sections.
I don’t like studying.
Answer 1:
In the video one of the brothers says something very animating: before studying was not his thing, but then he learned to enjoy it. That shows that taste for the study can develop. Don’t wait to like it first; many times you start to like when you see what it brings you.
Answer 2:
You could remind yourself of this idea of the video: the more you study, the more you know Jehovah; and the more you know him, the more you love him. If you see the study as a way to get close to Jehovah, stop looking like a heavy task and it starts to make much more sense.
I don’t know where to start reading the Bible or how much to read every day.
Answer 1:
A good idea would be to start little by little, with a realistic goal: a storytelling, a verse or a short chapter a day. The important thing is that it’s something you can keep. The lesson suggests turning a specific moment away from the day and starting with stories that interest you.
Answer 2:
Another help from the video is going beyond just reading and asking you questions: who are there, what’s going on, under what circumstances everything happens. That gives you a clear way to start, because you no longer read – without direction, but seeking to understand the story.
I wonder what I’m going to study every week. There’s so much information.
Answer 1:
A simple option would be to choose one approach per week. For example: look in reading how Jehovah helps, or look at good examples and bad examples. The video mentions precisely to mark these ideas by colors. That gives you a clear goal and avoids feeling saturated.
Answer 2:
You could also use as a basis the weekly reading of the Bible, the Activity Guide or the lesson you are preparing. So you don’t have to decide from scratch every week, but you already have a specific issue to take advantage of.
I’m so busy I don’t know where to get time to study.
Answer 1:
The video gives a very practical suggestion: not to study at the time when you know you’re going to be tired. Sometimes we do have time, but we leave it for the worst hour. Looking for a while where you have the coolest mind can change things a lot.
Answer 2:
The lesson also encourages us to take the time in the best way and set a concrete moment of the day. You don’t have to start with long sessions; even a short but fixed time can work very well if you’re constant.
I find it very hard to concentrate and sometimes I don’t remember what I just read.
Answer 1:
The video shows it helps a lot of prayer before studying. One of the sisters asks Jehovah to help her understand what she needs to improve on and give her strength to apply what she learns. That focuses the mind and makes reading not automatic.
Answer 2:
Another very useful help is to mark, classify and meditate. In the video they talk about using colors for topics and that studying and meditating go hand in hand. If you highlight ideas and then think about how to apply them, it’s much easier to concentrate and remember what you read.
What suggestions to improve your personal study seemed more useful to you?
Commentary 1:
I really liked the idea of not leaving the studio for when I’m already surrendered. It’s very practical, because sometimes we do want to study, but we choose the worst time of day. If we set aside a time when we are clearer, the study goes much further.
Commentary 2:
I found it very useful to pray before studying. In the video they do not present it as a routine, but as a real help to understand what we need to improve and to apply what we learn. That makes the studio much more personal.
Commentary 3:
Another very good idea is to mark the Bible by color. I liked it because it makes the studio more active. Also, it helps you detect patterns right away, such as when Jehovah helps someone, what examples are good and which are bad.
Commentary 4:
I am greatly helped by the phrase that studying and meditating go hand in hand. It is not enough to read and turn the page. When you meditate on what you study, that moves you to put it into practice, and that’s when the study really changes you.
Commentary 5:
I found it very useful to suggest asking questions of the text. In the video they talk about looking at where the characters are, what’s going on or under what circumstances everything happens. That helps a lot to the Bible come to life and better understand what the story really means.
Commentary 6:
I was encouraged to hear one of the brothers say that before studying was not his thing, but that he now loves it. This shows that enjoying the study does not always come naturally at first; sometimes you learn over time, practice and self-discipline.
Commentary 7:
I liked the comparison that personal study is the fuel that keeps us going. It is a very good image, because it reminds us that without study we are emptying little by little, but with it we are still strong spiritually.
Commentary 8:
Another suggestion I found very useful is to delve deeper and then talk about what you learned with others. That helps a lot, because when we comment on what we study, we understand it better and it is more engraved.
Commentary 9:
I liked the video to emphasize that self-discipline is needed. That’s realistic. Sometimes we won’t want to study, but if we’re constant, then we enjoy it more and get more profit.Comment 10:
I would say that the idea that sums up the video the most is this: the more we study, the more we know Jehovah; and the more we know him, the more we love him. That makes personal study something much prettier, because it’s no longer just reading, but strengthening our friendship with Jehovah.
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