Providing for Your Family Materially 10/15/2005 WT mag quote by Blondie:
However, spiritual nourishment will not fill an empty stomach. We do well to keep in mind the following principle: "Certainly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith." (1 Timothy 5:8) "Even though the brothers in the congregation are quick to respond to our physical needs," Adam admits, "as Christians, we have an obligation to work at searching for employment." We can count on Jehovah’s support and that of his people, but we should never forget that we need to take the initiative to find a job.
Ryszard and Mariola took various odd jobs but at the same time became involved in witnessing in territories where the need was greater. "We got needed jobs right at the times when we had nothing left to eat," says Ryszard. "We refused well-paying jobs that would interfere with our theocratic responsibilities. We preferred to wait on Jehovah." They believe that Jehovah maneuvered matters so that they were able to rent a flat very cheaply and Ryszard finally found a job.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information given in that 10/15/2005 WT mag makes me sick. They refused good paying jobs and waited and waited doing the preaching work till they were out of food then found a job that wouldn't interfer with meeting. This is just shameful. I've seen so many JW do this kind of crap. My ex thank goodness never did that, if it interfered with meetings will that was just too bad, he did work hard to provide in his low paying jobs. This continued exaggerated stirring of fear for people in the JW's is shameful. So many of these folks are totally paranoid already and now the dump that the end is near histeria is sickening. I know my idiot ex-husband has jumped on that bandwagon right along with his wifie-poo. I'm so thankful to be out. The gas going is a problem but to say it is going up to $10.00 gallon and everyone is going to lose their job is over the top. That really irks me.
Ruth
