1. How we can learn?

 ALL of us can learn by following other people example. How you learn to talk? You listen to your family member dem talking and you follow their example. Even without us knowing, we use to hear and see how they use to do things, and we jeh start talking and acting like them. And when we get big, we can learn to do something by reading about it. But we can also learn da thing by looking at somebody who know how to do it good-good.

2. How we can learn to serve Jehovah?

² We can learn how to serve Jehovah by studying the Bible. And also by looking at and learning from other brother and sister dem who kind, patient, happy and can show love. The Bible encourage us to continue to learn from other people. (Prov. 2:20) Who we can learn from? How we can do it? And wetin we mon be careful with when we trying to look at other people and follow their example?

WHO WE CAN LEARN FROM?

3. Where place we can find good example dem to follow?

³ The Bible get plenty people who set good example da we can learn from. For example, we can learn da it possible to continue to get strong faith and bear our problem dem, from the “plenty witness dem da looking like cloud” who live way back. (Heb. 12:1) We can also benefit from the example of plenty brother and sister dem in our time. When we watch our video dem, we can learn about brother and sister dem from all around the world who continue to be faithful to Jehovah. a (1 Thess. 2:14) And in our own congregation, we can see for ourself how our brother and sister dem continue to be faithful by the thing dem they can do. We can learn from them even if they jeh coming in the truth or we older than them. (Matt. 18:​2-5) The apostle Paul encourage Timothy  who wor young, to “set good example for the faithful people.” (1 Tim. 4:12) Maybe some of the older brother and sister dem during da time not notice the good example Timothy set because he wor young. If da what happen, then they miss the opportunity to learn from his good example. Da why Jehovah want us to notice all the people dem who setting good example in the congregation and benefit from them.

4. How the apostle John use somebody who set bad example to teach important lessons?

⁴ The Bible also encourage us to learn from people who set bad examples. For example, the apostle John tell his friend Gaius: “Don’t follow bad example, but follow the good example.” (3 John 9-11) During John time, one man name Diotrephes wor spreading all kindna “bad-bad thing dem” in the congregation about Paul dem. Diotrephes wor not respectful, he wanted to be first in everything, and he wor rude. John use Diotrephes example to help us to know bad example. Maybe the faithful brother and sister dem in the congregation really use to feel bad about what da wicked man use to say and do. But maybe they learn from his bad example da it good to respect those who taking the lead. And it not good to be rude and to want be first in everything. So we can learn from good example and from bad example. Wetin we can do to benefit from good example and bad example?

BENEFIT FROM OTHER PEOPLE EXAMPLE

5. Wetin we mon do to benefit from other people example? (Philippians 3:​17-19)

⁵ Try to look at other people example. To benefit from other people example, we mon try to see what can be the result when they make decision. If they can get good result, then we can learn something good from their decision. But if they get bad result, then we learn da we mon not follow da example. (Read Philippians 3:​17-19.) Still, we mon remember da if the person get bad result, it not always because the person make bad decision. Sometime, somebody can get bad result from their decision because of “time and unexpected events.”—Eccl. 9:11.

6. When we think good-good about our own situation, how it can help us? (Also see the pictures.)

⁶ Think good-good about your own situation. We need to think good-good about our own situation to know whether somebody example will benefit us. Let look at Gideon and Jephthah example. Two of them face the same problem but they handle it different-different way. When the men dem from Ephraim got vex bad way with Gideon, he take his own time to talk to them good. He even praise them for the good work they do. (Judg. 8:​1-3) After some time, the men dem from Ephraim also get vex with Jephthah. You think Jephthah jeh do the same thing Gideon do without thinking about his own situation first? During Jephthah time, the Ephraimite dem wor violent and they not use to respect the people dem da Jehovah appoint to lead them. So Jephthah decided to fight against them. (Judg. 12:​1-4) Today too, sometime we can face situation da somebody else na face before. But you think da exactly the same situation? Da where now we need to think good-good about our own situation. When we weigh the two situations, it will help us to decide whether to follow the brother example or to handle our own different way.—Prov. 2:11.

7. How we can benefit from good example? (Also see the pictures.)

⁷ Check yourself good-good. To benefit from other people good example, ask yourself this question dem: ‘What attitude  I get da I need to change? What quality I need to learn and work on to help me do it?’ Then learn from the people dem who get da quality and follow their example. (2 Cor. 13:5) This one not mean da we will show da quality exactly the same way other people can do it. But, we can learn from their example by following their good-good ways and still do things the way we can normally do it.

8. Wetin the Bible say about Noah, Moses, and Job? (Job 2:3)

⁸ Learn from the way the Bible compare people. Sometime, the Bible can compare good example with bad example so we can know which one to follow. (1 Cor. 11:1) For example, Noah, Moses, and Job wor good-good men dem. The Bible say da when Noah wor living on the earth, he wor the most righteous person. And when Moses wor on the earth, he wor the most humble person. And Job always use to do the right thing and nobody wor like him. (Gen. 7:1; Num. 12:3; read Job 2:3.) All three of them wor having quality dem da we can learn from.

9. Wetin we mon remember about the people dem da the Bible say we mon follow their good example?

⁹ Jehovah put good-good example dem in the Bible, not because he want discourage us. But he do it so da we can learn from them. He can’t compare us with other people jeh because he want judge us. He can judge people base on his law dem in the Bible. (Ps. 7:11) So remember da the people dem da the Bible say we mon follow their good example wor not perfect, and da the same way you not perfect too. So don’t feel too bad about yourself if you not show some good quality dem da other people in the Bible show. Jehovah can be happy when you doing your best to serve him.—Mal. 3:16.

10. How we can follow the example of the people dem da taking the lead? (Hebrews 13:7)

¹⁰ Follow the example of the people dem da taking the lead. The Bible encourage us to follow the example of the people dem da taking the lead in the congregation. (Read Hebrews 13:7.) How we can do it? First, we mon think about the way they can act and see how it helping them in their life.  Second, instead of doing everything exactly the way they can do it, “follow their good example in the way they show faith.” To do this one, we need to understand how their faith, da we can’t see, helping them to do things da we can see, to make Jehovah happy. Think about how their faith helping them to apply Bible principles in their life when they going through problem. When you get the opportunity, you can ask them why they make certain decision and how their faith in Jehovah can help them to make good decision. Maybe Timothy learn some thing dem from Paul by asking him question dem like da. Because of da, Timothy wor able to follow Paul example in the way he use to teach, show faith and the way he live his life.—2 Tim. 3:10.

11. Wetin we mon avoid when we want follow other people example?

¹¹ We want follow the people dem da taking the lead example because they following Jesus example. But we mon be careful to not be human being follower. Da Jesus all of us mon follow. (Matt. 23:10) Some Christian dem in Corinth who wor not mature, started following behind human being. And this one make jealousy, fighting, and division to be in the congregation. (1 Cor. 3:​1-4) We can avoid this kindna problem dem if we remember da we mon think the way “Christ can think.” (1 Cor. 2:16) We can do it by learning how Christ can think and by following his perfect example.

BE CAREFUL TO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF WITH OTHER PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY

12. Wetin can happen if we compare ourself with other people the wrong way?

¹² To benefit from good example and avoid the bad one dem, we can compare what we can do with what other people can do. But we mon be careful to not compare ourself with other people the wrong way. We mon never compare ourself with other people jeh to show da we really important.  For example, in one of our Watchtower, one sister say: “I use to compare myself with other people who I use to think wor beautiful, knew how to preach, and knew how to make friends pass me. Because of da, I use to feel da I wor not important.” How we can avoid this one? We need to keep our “eyes open” so da we can’t compare ourself with other people the wrong way.—Eccl. 2:​14, ftn.

13. How we can avoid comparing people base on how they looking?

¹³ Don’t compare people base on how they looking. It can be easy for all of us, even people who get faith to focus on how other people looking. Let look at the prophet Samuel example. Jehovah send him to anoint the next king for Israel. When Samuel see Eliab, David big brother, Samuel start thinking da Eliab Jehovah choose. And da because Eliab wor tall and fine. But Jehovah correct Samuel by telling him say: “Mere man sees what appears to the eyes, but Jehovah sees into the heart.” (1 Sam. 16:​6, 7) Da the same way if we can always compare people base on how they looking, we mon try to change our thinking. To help us to do it, we can look at scripture dem da show da Jehovah and Jesus not get time for whether somebody fine or not. The important thing they can look at, da our heart.—John 7:24. b

14. How we can benefit when we look at what somebody able to do?

¹⁴ Don’t compare what you able to do with what somebody able to do. For example, suppose you notice one sister who doing well in the field service pass you? Maybe she know how to change her presentation to suit the person she preaching to. Or she know how to start plenty Bible studies, or teach the Bible good-good. You think because this sister know how to do this thing dem, it make her to be more important to Jehovah pass you? No! Two of yor “working with God” in the field service. And this one da special privilege da Jehovah na give to all of us. (1 Cor. 3:9) So instead of feeling bad about what you not able to do, try to learn from the sister example. Work with her in field service. When yor in field service, try to focus on the way she can do this thing dem. Ask her how she learn to do certain thing or how she think you can improve. When you do it, you will benefit from her good example and you will not allow it to discourage you.

15. Why we mon not expect too much from ourself when we trying to follow good example from other people?

¹⁵ But we mon not expect ourself to follow somebody good example exactly the same way they can do it. Let look at this example. You learning how to play guita, so you go on one show and you see somebody who na stay long playing guita and know how to play it good-good performing on the show. You can learn plenty things from him. For example, the way he can sit down and the way he can use his hand on the strings. Then you compare it with the way you can sit down and the way you can use your hands on the strings. But you will not say, ‘I not think I will ever be able to play guita like da man, so I will stop learning how to play it.’ You not need to master playing guita like him to enjoy playing it. Da the same way, when we looking at the good example other people set, we mon not expect ourself to do it exactly the same way they do it. Learn from them, but don’t let it discourage you if they get certain quality or skill pass you. Jehovah say da we mon only  give him our best. He not say da we mon give somebody else own to him.—Col. 3:23.

16. Why Jehovah can’t be happy when we run competition with our brother and sister dem? (Galatians 6:4)

¹⁶ Don’t run competition with your brother and sister dem. It common for people in the world to run competition with each other because they want be better pass their friend dem. (Eccl. 4:4) But for Christians, we want avoid running competition because it can always make people to make palaver, to be jealous, and to envy other people. The Bible say da all this thing dem “can make us to sin.” (Gal. 5:​19-21) Running competition can make some people to feel da they better pass other people because they able to do certain thing good or because they get assignment in the congregation. It can also make some people to feel da Jehovah not value them because they not able to do certain thing good or because they not get assignment in the congregation. (1 Cor. 12:​14, 15) Some Christian dem in Galatia wor running competition with each other to the extend da they wanted “to kill each other.” This one spoil their friendship with their brother and sister dem and with Jehovah. (Gal. 5:​15, 26) To help us to not run competition with each other, let apply Paul advice in Galatians 6:4. (Read.) So focus on your own friendship with Jehovah and how you can make progress. Be happy to live by Jehovah law dem instead of running competition with your brother and sister dem.

17. How we will benefit when we follow other people good example and avoid the bad one dem?

¹⁷ Every day, we can see good examples and bad examples. Jehovah want for us to learn from them. He want for us to follow the good one dem and avoid the bad one dem. Continue to be humble when you feel da you doing well, and try your best to improve when you feel da you need to improve in certain thing. Continue to follow good examples, and Jehovah will be happy with you. And your brother and sister dem who love Jehovah, will be happy with you too.—Prov. 3:​3, 4.