I guess it has always been there but lately I have noticed it more. In the June awake on page 9 under stress the very last paragraph says "this is not to say that if all the Bible based advice provided above was applied, you would be free of stress. The tact is, Satan the Devil has made those who worship God the focus of his efforts to prove that they will abandon true worship when they are put under enough stress. ( Revelation 12:17 ) "
It say on page 8 that " One reference work on stress says that "people with social support networks tend to cope better with stress and have better mental health then those who try to do everything by themselves." There is no better support group then that enjoyed by those who worship the true God, Jehovah. In keeping with Bible admonition, they regularly meet together and encourage one another. "Sometimes I work long hours, and I'm under a lot of stress," said one such meeting attender. "Yet, when I go to the meetings, I find that by the final prayer, the stress is gone and I feel refreshed."
One poster said when they say that she used to feel horrible because she never felt happy at the meetings. I was an elders wife for 22 years, I never and I mean never felt happy at the meetings. I remember getting these major headaches so bad when we were at Bethel and I was at the meetings. I would have to go upstairs and into this dark room with the lights off just to not get sick from the stress of the hall. And this was at Bethel and the hall we were assigned to go to. The hall we are in now when I was going to the meetings I would just be by myself. The other elders wives had their clicks or groups that they all got into and I was not invited. I remember trying to just talk to one of the wives and she looked at me like YES WHAT DO YOU WANT!
Or the time my husband had a major heart attack and I was driving to the hospital and I was on my cell phone freaking out trying to get a hold of the PO and his wife answered and I told her what was happening and that I was driving to the hospital right then she said what do you want me to do? I said just tell your husband that my husband will not be able to conduct the school. She said "I cannot do that I do not know where my husband is and I cannot get a hold of him I mean he is at work you know." Here my husband could be dying and she was mad at me. I said at sometime during the day do you think you might talk or see your husband will he come home from work today? At that time could you tell him my husband might be dead and that your husband will need to get a new school overseer. OK I did not say exactly that but I was thinking it. The PO's wife did say "well I cannot do anything to help you as I have to go out in service." I said fine just when you do see your husband could you tell him that.
I am sorry I am just ranting but really Satan cause us stress and not the JW's I was never more stressed out in my life as I was that day? The hospital was amazed that I was all by myself, there kept asking if I belonged to a church in the area and if I could call some church members to be with me. I told them I did and the staff were like were where are your church members then and I said out trying to get new converts. It was a good witnesses to the hospital staff.
LITS