Matthew 6:33 tells us to "seek first [Jehovah's] kingdom." To do so is to put Jehovah first in every aspect of our lives. And as faithful servants of him, we strive to do just that. But when one thinks about every decision he makes, is it possible to literally think of something else before making it? Just the time involved to think about how Jehovah feels about the decision you're making seems impossible. But when one meditates on the the Bible and the principles found therein REGULARLY, this "secondary decision process" becomes natural. One doesn't even realize they're asking themselves "How does Jehovah feel about this?", it's a given.
My grandmother possessed this unique ability, and over her lifetime, she mastered it. It was never a question of whether she would compromise her relationship with her God Jehovah. She never even came close to bringing reproach to his name and what it means. EVERY decision she made was in conjunction with her Bible based faith. EVERYTHING. Even simple thought processes that often times we, as imperfect humans, take for granted, were made with Jehovah's thoughts in mind.
She was the superlative example of a submissive wife, even in a tough situation. The Bible says at 1 Peter 3:1,2: "In like manner, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, in order that, if any are not obedient to the word, they may be won without a word through the conduct of [their] wives, because of having been eyewitnesses of your chaste conduct together with deep respect.”
Do you know anyone who fits this description? I do. My grandmother. For years she struggled, well not really, I recall it seeming quite easy for her, to be submissive to a husband who didn't share her beliefs, while the same time serving her God Jehovah in full-time ministry service. The outcome? Pop died a faithful servant of Jehovah. Who knows how many people have a chance at everlasting life thanks to the efforts of this loving person.
She never argued with ANYONE, even when it was obvious she was right.
She never missed an opportunity to share the Bible with all she met, a quality that she passed on to her daughter.
She always spent time, even if it was just a few thoughts or expressions, sharing a spiritual "nugget" with her grandchildren, and later even her great-grandchildren.
She had but one enemy: death. And she would not even "argue" with him. She knew what she awaited and she embraced the opportunity to accept the gift Jehovah will soon give her: EVERLASTING LIFE in a peaceful new world.
All that I am spiritually is because of her and my mother, and I pray that I can be a fraction of what she was in her devotion to Jehovah.
When she passed, my wife and I were sleeping in a hospital, after receiving our wonderful new daughter. I was awakened by my phone at 1:30AM....I knew what it was for. In a droggy haze one has trouble putting together ANY thoughts, let alone the word's that we wouldn't have anyways. But from somewhere my thoughts to my grieving mother were to "Blink her eye." And she did. And that's all my grandmother has to do now. As we struggle with this wicked system of things (1 Tim. 3:1-5) she is in the middle of a "blink" and when she finishes that "blink" she will see the world as it was intended to be seen, a perfect paradise.
I pray that all her loved ones can be there to welcome her back from her "blink".
To me, she was perfect.