nobody came to the door. Maybe Holy Spirit was protecting them from me...
got out in service today
by stillin 14 Replies latest jw friends
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Scarred for life
I'm glad your here stillin. This is the right place for you.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Were you doing the "fake knock"?
How was break?
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MarkSutter
from the way I see it he only made one door, so the break was great, as usual.
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stillin
the "offer" is a direct presentation of a Bible study in the "What Does the Bible REALLY Teach book. How in the world could I follow through if somebody was begging for it??! I had one of the better brothers with me though, an elder who has been a real friend for many years , who isn't horribly deformed in his judgementalness.
They feel like I would "snap out" of my "slump" if I just did more of everything to "build myself up." I don't think that any of them has really empathised regarding my situation.
Besides, most people in the world really do have empty lives, and a little hope is good.
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WTWizard
The last time I was in field circus, I placed nothing in two hours. I can count the number of items I placed in 2005 (the last year to date I have even gone out) on the fingers of my left hand--either I went on others' calls, did dummy service, or dogged my own calls.
Under the force of a whole group of just plain men witlesses, however, I do not know how I would fare--some of them would knock so hard that the householders think there is a huge earthquake going on.
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Kudra
After I decided that the JWs were a crock, I used to have nightmares that I would be visiting home or visiting friends out of state and I'd end up in service with them- they did not know I didn't want to go and I was terrified to have to go to an actual door where I would have to speak against what I knew to be true!!
Arrgh!
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Scarred for life
I can totally understand your nightmares. I avoided visiting my JW extended family for years because of similar fears.
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White Dove
Hey, I've got those fears, too. I'm afraid of what I'll say when in the company of my family. A visit is long overdue, but I wasn't 100% out during the last visit. I don't talk the JW talk, catchphrases and all. I'm afraid that I'd give myself away.