When you were an active JW, what did you pray for? (page 2)

5thGeneration

Ironically, I rarely prayed even as an MS except at meals.

As a child, I prayed that we didn't have to be JWs anymore, because it sucked so much. Oh well. I guess God didn't hear that prayer, either. I had to wait until I left home and moved to another town before I answered that prayer myself.

WTWizard

It got so I didn't believe in the formatting (unlike this forum, "Correct Formatting" is not an option with witless prayers). Things didn't get answered, and there was no stepwise fashion for more severe wording and threats if the original articles were not answered or Jehovah attempted to use his crap "point system" where His name, His tyranny, and His selfish will counted so much that anything else was simply a bonus. So eventually I totally quit praying to Jehovah altogether.

However, I would pray to Satan that there would be a blizzard and that the whole boasting session would be cancelled for snow. I also said those silent prayers to Satan that no one would be home, and that if someone did come, that the door would be slammed in our faces.

Tired of the Hypocrisy

I used to pray for the end of this system to come.

jamiebowers

At first, I used to pray that my crazy JW husband would not kill me during one of his rampages. Later I prayed that he would commit adultery, so I could get a "scriptural" divorce. After I was disfellowshipped for saying that I didn't want to be in an organization that insisted I either stay with a man who was threatening to kill me or remain single for the rest of my life, I didn't pray at all, because I believed God wouldn't hear my prayers. 20 some years later, I pray several times a day to thank God for my happy life.

Meeting Junkie No More

I mostly gave thanks, for everything, especially my life. I still do.

Mincan

An end to the lunacy.

Younglove1999

I always forgot to pray-

usually the only time I personally prayed was when we were eating out with other people and everyone else bowed their head, so I would pray that I wouldn't say anything discouraging or stupid-

I never prayed, yet I was convinced that the reason my life was so successful was because Jehovah was blessing me because I was in his organization. I was worried that leaving the JW's would mean I would lose my job, my marriage, etc. and then it dawned on me, why would Jehovah supposedly bless my life if I never prayed to him?! The success I had was my own doing

AlyMC

I only remember praying once, actually. It was one of those really dire scenarios... where you just say "ok, if you're out there... please show me and HELP ME" but it didn't work. lol. Yes, the one time I prayed I prayed for myself. I was like 16 in a really bad situation not of my own doing. I had long ago given up on God, but I gave it one last chance.

My story is like the JW anti-story. You know how they have all the accounts of someone who prays "please show yourself to me, God" and a JW knocks on their door?

Prior to age 10-12 I don't have a lot of memories, they are very scattered... so maybe there was a time before that I prayed more with more belief, I can't say.

5go

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When you were an active JW, what did you pray for?