Standing in the ‘Gap for Righteousness’
The insatiable desire for instant gratification and to be LIKED by others has made a majority of persons volunteer slaves to the ‘Matrix’; ending up wittingly or unwittingly having CONTEMPT for Jehovah and His Kingdom Principles as is outlined in the Holy Bible.
It took me a very long time and I continue to struggle with appreciating the IMPORTANCE of NOT taking the MANY things people say and do that will be offensive to Kingdom Principles upon UNDERSTANDING that this is par for the course when interacting with persons who DO NOT know or love Jehovah enough to make Him FIRST PLACE in their lives but instead willingly serve as slaves seeking validation from the ‘Matrix’.
People Pleasers make the WORST ambassadors for Jehovah’s Kingdom in a world that is essentially a ‘Matrix’ controlled by Satan; predicated on Antichrist principles deliberately intending to reward behaviours and attitudes that defy Holy Bible teachings as an affront to Jehovah.
The MORE I grow into the kind of Holy Bible reading and believing Christian who emphatically, categorically and unapologetically DO NOT care two hoots about who likes me; the more VALUABLE I am becoming to Jehovah’s Kingdom by SERVING as a voice for the voiceless and otherwise marginalized persons that the ‘Matrix’ oftentimes overlooks with CONTEMPT.
My raison d’etre in life is NOT to be LIKED by ANYONE, let alone persons who DO NOT believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour together with being the ONLY way to heaven; because I am FULLY AWARE of my UNCONDITIONAL OBLIGATION to LOVE EVERYONE without having to LIKE them based on the standards for RIGHT & WRONG laid out in the Holy Bible.
The ‘Matrix’ is seemingly succeeding everyday to systematically manipulate and instigate human values and attitudes away from Holy Bible Kingdom Principles; resulting in an overwhelming majority of husbands, wives, parents and children STRUGGLING with the inherent CONTRADICTIONS in the natural living APART from Jehovah feeling OBLIGED to love each other under circumstances where they clearly DO NOT like each other.
I have witnessed and experienced MANY relationships with persons having a LOVE-HATE relationship with their spouses, parents and children; manifesting subconsciously TOXIC & CONTEMPTUOUS attitudes towards each other whilst consciously professing undying love and loyalty.
Human beings are NOT as good at lying about LIKING others as they often convince themselves; and there is no greater truism than the words of song writer Maxi Priest who sang “your body can’t lie to me.!!!!”
EVERY child KNOWS when their parent DO NOT like them even whilst believing that when their back is against the wall, like the Prodigal Son they can ALWAYS run back home; and explains why many will openly continue to demonstrate CONTEMPTUOUS & DISRESPECTFUL attitudes and behaviours if left UNCHECKED!!
Many parents, particularly single parents desiring their children to LIKE them are clear examples of NOT being Holy Bible believing Christians; because Proverbs 23:13-14 (King James Version) clearly states: 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Similarly there are MANY other Holy Bible Scriptures speaking to Kingdom Principles governing ALL other human relationships; which emphasizes marriages as the ULTIMATE in furtherance of creating heaven on earth through the FAMILY AS JEHOVAH INTENDED.
The ‘Matrix’ promotes, encourages and epitomizes EVERYTHING that contravenes Holy Bible Kingdom Principles in order to GUARANTEE having an unlimited supply of spiritually ignorant slaves that it might use, abuse and discard at will; allowing many to die and go to hell having foolishly believed this life is our final destination hence the justification for the prevailing “dog-eat-dog” values and attitudes.
I remain steadfast and COMMITTED to standing in the “gap for righteousness” OVER being liked by even MY WIFE & CHILDREN, as Seeking First the Kingdom of Jehovah and His Righteousness means MORE to me than being LIKED by ANYONE. Romans 8:31 (King James Version) states: “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”
