“Mi No Fraetem Eni Nogud Samting, Bikos Iu Stap Witim Mi”

13. Wanem nao David talem long Psalm 23:4 wea showimaot wei for fren witim Jehovah wea moa klos, and why nao iumi no sapraes long diswan?

¹³ Mek-tu reason why David trustim Jehovah hem bikos Jehovah protectim olketa sheep bilong hem. David sei olsem: “Nomata mi wakabaot long deep valley, mi no fraetem eni nogud samting, bikos iu stap witim mi; stik bilong iu nao samting wea comfortim mi.” (Psalm 23:4) Long hia David iusim datfala word “iu” taem hem story long Jehovah, wea showimaot wei for fren witim Jehovah wea moa klos. Iumi no sapraes long diswan bikos David storyim wei wea God helpem hem for gohed strong long hard taem. David hem wakabaot go thru long staka dark valley finis—wea minim olketa taem wea laef bilong hem stap long danger. Bat hem no letem datwan for mekem hem fraet fogud, from hem feelim wei wea God—wea holem “stik” bilong Hem—stanbae evritaem for helpem hem. Wei wea David feelim protection bilong Jehovah hem barava comfortim hem, and for sure, diswan mekem hem fren gud go moa witim Jehovah.b

14. Wanem promis nao Bible talem saed long protection bilong Jehovah, bat diswan no minim wanem samting?

¹⁴ Hao nao Jehovah protectim olketa sheep bilong hem distaem? Bible promisim iumi hao no eni man or demon wea againstim iumi bae win for killim dae evri sheep bilong hem long earth. Hard for Jehovah letem datwan for happen. (Isaiah 54:17; 2 Peter 2:9) Nomata olsem, diswan no minim Shepherd bilong iumi bae no letem eni trabol for kasem iumi. Iumi kasem hard samting wea evri man kasem, and iumi feisim wei wea pipol againstim iumi wea kasem evri tru Christian. (2 Timothy 3:12; James 1:2) Samfala taem iumi “wakabaot long deep valley” long tokpiksa wei. Olsem example, maet iumi klosap dae bikos long persecution or problem saed long health. Or maet olketa samting hia kasem samwan wea iumi lovem or maet hem dae tu. Long taem bilong bigfala hevi olsem, Shepherd bilong iumi stap witim iumi, and hem bae protectim iumi. Hao nao bae hem duim datwan?

15, 16. (a) Wanem nao olketa wei wea Jehovah helpem iumi for deal witim hard samting wea iumi feisim? (b) Talem wanfala experience for showim hao Jehovah helpem iumi long olketa hard samting.

¹⁵ Jehovah no promis for duim mirakol for sevem iumi.c Bat iumi savve sure hao Jehovah bae helpem iumi for winim eni hard samting wea iumi feisim. Hem savve givim wisdom wea iumi needim for deal witim “olketa difren kaen hard taem.” (James 1:2-5) Shepherd savve iusim stik bilong hem for raosem eni samting wea laek spoelem olketa sheep, and tu, hem iusim datwan for pokem olketa sheep bilong hem for go followim stretfala road. Jehovah savve “pokem” iumi, maet thru long wanfala brata or sista, for followim kaonsel from Bible wea savve barava helpem iumi deal witim samting wea kasem iumi. And tu, Jehovah savve strongim iumi for no givap. (Philippians 4:13) Thru long holy spirit bilong hem, hem savve helpem iumi witim “paoa wea winim wanem iumi garem.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) Spirit bilong God savve helpem iumi for stand strong long eni test wea kam from Satan. (1 Corinthians 10:13) Iumi barava kasem comfort taem iumi savve hao Jehovah hem stanbae evritaem for helpem iumi!

¹⁶ Tru tumas, nomata wanem deep valley iumi insaed, iumi no need for wakabaot go thru long datwan seleva. Shepherd bilong iumi hem stap witim iumi, and helpem iumi long olketa wei wea maet iumi no minim gud firstaem. Tingim experience bilong wanfala Christian elder wea garem cancer long brain. Hem sei: “Firstaem mi ting maet Jehovah hem kros long mi or hem no lovem mi nao. Bat mi disaed strong for no lusim Jehovah. Mi talemaot olketa wari bilong mi long Jehovah and hem helpem mi. Staka taem hem comfortim mi thru long olketa brata and sista. From plande long olketa kasem big sik bifor tu, olketa fit for givim gudfala advaes wea helpem mi. Toktok bilong olketa mekem mi luksavve hao samting wea kasem mi hem kasem olketa narawan tu. Gudfala help and wei wea plande kaen tumas mekem mi luksavve Jehovah hem no kros long mi. Hem tru, mi mas gohed for deal witim disfala sik, and mi no savve wanem nao bae happen. Bat mi barava sure Jehovah hem stap witim mi and bae hem gohed for helpem mi long disfala hard samting wea kasem mi.”