“In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable confusion.”

“O Lord of hosts, you who test the just, who probe mind and heart, let me witness the vengeance you take on them”

—Jeremiah 20:10-13

(Counter-point)

Avoid a race to the bottom.

Your success in following His lead may leave your detractors confused, but you need not seek shame or vengeance on them.

Nor would they seek your failure if they were following His lead.

Follow Him. Look upward & onward, not downward & backward.