Thinking of becoming a Witness again and my reasons for doing so :(

by reniaa 383 Replies latest jw experiences

  • SPAZnik
    SPAZnik

    ((((((((((((reniaa)))))))))))))))

    only in the world nothing holds them back from being utterly horrible to you

    that sounds to me a bit like a prejudiced jw view that you've been unable to shake.

    have you heard of a thing called "self-fulfilling prophecy"?

    you also sound unwilling to take full responsibility for your own choices,

    like your happiness is everyone else's job/responsibility

    and your unhappiness is their "fault".

    i wish you well past this.

    S.

    edited to add: just read your last post ... sounds lucid, coherent, and positive! all the best in your efforts!

  • LouBelle
    LouBelle

    Reniaa - my dear dear dear woman please think very carefully about your decision. Weigh up the pros and cons....do you believe its the truth?

    I know lonliness can be a factor, in the beginning when all my friends abandonned me it was so hard - I used to cry because I love people. But then I became stronger, I got to know who I was and what I stood for, my ""core"" was grounded, started forcing myself to meet new people....

    be strong.

  • jwfacts
    jwfacts
    if there is a God which faith would he be using?

    This is a question based on your Watchtower programming. There are 30,000 Christian sects. Do you think it is really logical that God would only find one acceptable. Living within the following countries - Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey are around 3 billion people, nearly half the global population. Yet the 2006 Watchtower Service Report showed that combined these have less than 40,000 Witnesses, not even 1 for every 70,000 people.

    The Watchtower - as an act of self-preservation - claims there is only one true religion. (Many other religions try to claim the same.) The claim that God will soon kill 6 billion people paints God as cruel, unfair and murderous.

    Would my children be more protected by being in a faith?

    Recent threads have quoted research that JWs have the highest turnover of any religion. As shown here, many that leave are very bitter towards their parents for raising them as societies outcasts in this high control religion. Of more harm is the conditional love JW's regularly show their children - "If you leave the organization and get d/f you will be shunned and then die at Armageddon." It is most likely your children will not remain JWs and will not thank you for having raised them as such.

  • JK666
    JK666

    Reniaa,

    Welcome to JWD!

    When I left the religion, I had a few horrendous relationships. I had a friend tell me something that stuck with me:

    "Your picker is broke."

    I think your problem has been similar. You "picked" the wrong people to enter relationships with. Perhaps counseling will give you insights into the "why" of this problem, instead of picking wrong again for religion and friends. Choosing a cult as a "feel good" would just exacerbate your issues in the long run.

    JK

  • monophonic
    monophonic

    have you been in therapy? it seems there are some patterns in your life that you're assuming can be fixed by becoming a jw again, forgetting that all friendship and love from jws are conditional to the extreme.

    if patterns of bad relationships aren't broken, there's a very good chance you'll end up wtih a loser jw who doesn't treat you right, just as a loser non-jw.

    if you still believe in god or a higher power, i suggest praying about it.

    during those dark times over the past 9 years i've been out and said to myself, what if i'm wrong.....well, i know i'm not sure of anything, but in those dark times i prayed with earnesty and absolute faith that i'd be shown an answer.....every time the answer was do not go near becoming a jw again.....it manifest itself in various ways, like old friends getting in touch and showing me how horrid they are and were.

    be very honest with yourself and listen to your gut feeling.

    if your gut feeling is telling you to go back, there might be a reason....in my own limited experience, i went back after fading, and left again....it was important that i went back b/c i needed to nail the coffin shut and the first time around i still had doubts about god killing me at armageddon.....now i can look at that as absurdity.....but for some it takes going back.

    excuse my being blunt about therapy and relationship patterns.....i'm suggesting separating the issues b/c going back and having bad relationships with men have nothing to do with each other.

    my experience is limited and i don't know and shouldn't assume your full experience.....so take my suggestions and do what works for you.

    i am a bit concerned that bad relationships are part of the reason.

  • monophonic
    monophonic

    re: jehovah's name, jehovah isn't the correct translation, it's a guess.

    many use yahweh or the yhwh....other churches, etc.

    jehovah is used by the rastafarians as well as monty python (see 'life of brian').

    jws try to make it like they're the only ones, but in the name of jehovah they've done some unspeakable crimes....see COC by raymond franz.

    and of course my other response was before reading the other responders who have essentially said the same thing. ;)

  • bigmouth
    bigmouth

    HYM - "..Read the bible that isn't a translation..."

    Are you suggesting that reniaa now has to find a Bible in the original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic ? And why do God or Jesus have to be beseeched for their care and help ??

    As a human father of six children I keep a close eye on what my children need and give it to them. I wont let them flounder around forever because they didn't incant the magic words.

    Otherwise I've read some very good advice on here. Helps everyone to clarify their thinking I reckon.

  • sparrow
    sparrow

    go back, have fun...NOT. If you can live a lie, enjoy fake relationships, have family die because of false beliefs, waste a minimum 8 hours a week, can live with peodopilias running congregations, a god that is postphoning armageddon just to kill more heathens then good luck. No difference between being a JW or suicide muslim bomber. One is quicker than the other that's all

  • Tired of the Hypocrisy
    Tired of the Hypocrisy

    You have a lot to think about. What I can see from your post is that you are a thinking person. Only you can decide what is best for you.

  • JH
    JH

    renaii,

    You seem to want a quick fix solution. Everything in the JW Organization is quick, either they shun or love bomb you. It's a black and white environment. And you are at a point where you want a big change.

    It comes down to your own decision and no one can tell you what to do, but only give advice.

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