Let Nothing Separate You From Jehovah -WHEN WE ARE RIDICULED

 Unbelieving relatives. workmates, or schoolmates may ridicule us for our preaching work or for living  by  Jehovah's high moral standards.  (1 Peter 4:4) They may say:  "I like you as  you as a person, but your religion is too strict and out of touch with reality." Some ay criticized us for how we deal with disfellowshipped ones, saying: "How can you call  yourself a loving person?" Comments like these can plant seeds of doubt in our mind. We may begin to wonder: 'Is Jehovah expecting too much of me? Is his organization too restrictive?  If you are facing such a situation, how can you can  you stay close to Jehovah and his organization?

Be determined to uphold Jehovah standards. Job was a man who upheld Jehovah's standards despite being ridiculed for doing so. One of Job's so-called friends even tried to convince him that it did not matter to God whether Job followed his standards or not.  (Job 4:17, 18; 22:3) But Job refused to believe such lies. He knew that Jehovah's standards of right and wrong are correct, and he was determined to uphold them. He did not allow others to take away his integrity. (Job27:5, 6)  What is the lesson for us? Do not let ridicule cause you to question Jehovah's standards.  Think back on your own experience. Have you not seen time and again that Jehovah's standards are right and that they benefit you?  Be determined to the organization that uphold these standards. Then no amount of ridicule from any source will ever separate you from Jehovah. -Read PSALM 119:50-52.

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