LOLOLOL @ CoC - again, peace to you, dear one... and THANK you! I am sure the interchanges causes stress for some... but not for me, dear one. Some folks don't understand, indeed they forget: the WTBTS prepared me for stuff like this! It prepared any of us who were paying attention to the training. They just never said it was would used with reference to THEM. And what I go through here is tantamount to what I went through, there, during 14 JC (and numerous non-JC) meetings over a period of about 15 years. Same thing, same folks with the "Who do you think you are? Who are YOU to be teaching US?" As I tried to tell THEM, I'm not teaching ANYONE - I'm just sharing what I'm given (and I don't prepare ahead of time what to say - it is given to me in the hour/moment).
THEN... I was afraid. At first, at least. Because I revered those men. Once I realized who they WEREN'T, though, and realized their intentions toward ME... I thought, wait, these people have no power over me... their "power" is simply an illusion that exists because of MY fear! Once I lost my fear... because of my LOVE for Christ (who helped me to see that there was nothing... and NO ONE... TO fear)... well, let's just say the rest is history.
By the time my Lord starting gave me things to share directly with Israel, then... I had no fear left. Other than my fear of disappointing him, as a child fears a father or older brother. Which is the only fear I have now. HE is the only One I have to answer to: not the WTBTS GB, WTBTS elders, ridiculers/naysayers... or even false christs. And he has directed me to speak the truth, with all... at all times... whether they hear or refrain. Otherwise, he cannot fully dwell IN me... because I am not fully CLEAN... inside. There is deceit standing in the way.
Some don't understand this and so they constantly and consistently oppose. But that's okay. I can handle it. It truly does not bother me. I am bothered when OTHERS are attacked because of the disdain these might have for ME... but my Lord has said that that's okay, too, that HE will care for such ones and I am not to worry. So... I'm not worried. And I'm certainly not stressed, not at ALL! If some are, though, they might consider not reading these kinds of interchanges, as I admit they're not necessarily for the faint of heart.
Can some things be said better? Perhaps. At times some dear ones DO say it better FOR me. Dear OUTLAW is one... dear tec another (the greatest of love and peace to you, both!). Others, too. Conciseness, active voice, "charm"... are not my gifts, unfortunately. I asked for them once... and was told that they would not "serve [me] well" in the work I had, so... I learned to accept myself as I am. That some cannot... ah, well...
I hope this helps, dear one... and thank YOU for your "light-heartedness" - it is TRULY appreciated!
YOUR servant and a slave of Christ,
SA