or did you feel abandoned?
Did You Feel That Jehovah Loved You?
by minimus 38 Replies latest jw friends
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Finally-Free
I always felt that I was seriously displeasing him and that's why everything was constantly going to shit. JWs often reinforced that by saying that I "must be doing something to grieve Jehovah's spirit" or I wouldn't be having so many problems.
Using their logic, he must like me now that I'm "out" because things are going so much better.
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mrsjones5
I was born in and I never felt that jehovah was there or even real
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leftbelow
Even when I did everything by the book (no R rated moves ect....) and averaged over 30 hours a month in the ministry while conducting a book study and giving regular PT's ect.......... I never once felt he loved me. And I guess that is my fault also....
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jamiebowers
No, as a jw, I never felt that Jehovah loved me. I was mentally and/or physically abused the whole time I was in (6 and a half years), and it didn't stop despite incessant prayer.
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minimus
Very interesting replies.....I never could fully grasp how anyone could "love" someone they've never been introduced to. I used to "hope" God was there listening to my prayers and maybe he'd grace me with his approval.
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New light for you
I think i equated his "love" with the "love" of the congreagation. When everything is going well, you feel like you're doing your best, what a great feeling. there is some feeling of love, happiness, jsut for a moment. then someone comes along and says "well if you can do this much, why aren't you doing XYZ??" and makes the feeling go to sh&t.
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Lady Zombie
No. I figured I was doing something wrong because no matter what I did, I never felt his love or presence.
Then I found out he wasn't real and that explained everything.
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stillajwexelder
I never felt good enough to be loved by Jehovah