by BluesBrother 29 Replies latest jw friends
But to the OP,
Everyone's process is different, and I agree that it's when we have contact with JW loved ones a lot, are having the betrayal of the cult shoved in our faces every time, every day if that's what it means.
'unreasonably obsessed'
No(!), you are still lliving in the trauma.
tal
Edit to add: The drama is trauma.
I was thinking the same thing Ms. Jones! Also What JeffT said, "What blessings?" You don't need to answer anything...always stay on the OFFENSE...make THEM answer questions like JeffT's, and they will need to THINK (hard for a JW for sure) that's where you can start a crack in the mind-control. MAKE them answer, MAKE them think. Gym Bob
The Society doesn't forget what we do--if the late Ray Franz is to be believed, files on the DF'd are kept even after they're dead. And I'M obsessed with the past?
How about recent Watchtower articles praising the early 20th century preaching activities? Why so focused on the past if there are so many current blessings happening in the organization today?
Either way, this is an attempt at thought control. Erase a person's past and make sure they are focused on the busy work of the present, and eventually, the present becomes the past, and the past that was before that fades into nothing. The authentic person is wiped away and replaced with the cult persona.
Oh. You were looking for a reasoned answer...one that won't make a JW bristle, you mean?
Hmm. "We are encouraged to be balanced in all things. Just as we look forward to the future, it makes sense to remember things that are in our past so that we can successfully learn from our mistakes and improve in the present. God gave us the ability to remember things that have happened previously; I hope you're not telling me that he is forbidding us to use it. How would we remember all the marvelous things we have been taught before? What joyous treasures and deep instruction can be found in meditating on past events! Have you considered doing so in your spare time? Such meditation can be rewarding."
--sd-7
SD- 7~
Great post! Great questions!
Luke 9:62 -- 'Jesus said to him: "No man that has put his hand to a plow and looks at the things behind is well fitted for the kingdom of God."'
Therefore, it makes complete sense that we stop looking at old stuff in the Bible and WT publications because that is all thousands of years behind. Instead, we need to focus on the blessings in front of our eyes--a completely Watchtower-free life to be enjoyed!
Oh, and I bumped my old thread about the lies in their new DVD that they based on a drama from 2 years ago: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/195465/1/2010-drama-historicity-of-Christians-leaving-Jerusalem-between-Roman-wars
Ok, how about the now? What blessings exactly are you talking about? Would you be willing to admit faults now? Or is that something you are willing to gloss over, always?
What blessings exactly are you talking about?
The blessing to watch as Hojovah slaughters billions of innocent men, women, and children... very soon now. A grand and happifying blessing, indeed!
Hojovah!
How have I never heard of that one?!?!?!? I am truly happified after reading that!
This is the same WBT$ Slop..
JW`s have been Eating for Decades!
We don`t even Clean the Bowl..
Now Eat your Blessing!..
Gag it Down if you have to..
There`s More Coming!..
...OUTLAW
Interestingly the WTS spells out those "blessings." Each "blessing" is just a front for "discipline."
*** w11 2/15 p. 18 Do You Really Appreciate Your Blessings? ***
Let us, then, consider some of God’s blessings that we enjoy today.
“Intimacy With Jehovah”
The psalmist sang: “The intimacy with Jehovah belongs to those fearful of him.” (Ps. 25:14) What a privilege it is for imperfect humans to have a close personal relationship with Jehovah! However, what if we become so preoccupied with the everyday affairs of life that we end up spending less time praying?
“Food at the Proper Time”
Another blessing that Jehovah has bestowed upon us is the great body of Scriptural truth. As we feast on an abundance of rich spiritual food, we have reason to “cry out joyfully because of the good condition of the heart.” (Isa. 65:13, 14) However, we must be on guard against allowing unwholesome influences to cause us to lose our enthusiasm for the truth. For example, paying attention to apostate propaganda can becloud our thinking and blind us to the value of the spiritual “food at the proper time” made available by Jehovah through “the faithful and discreet slave.”—Matt. 24:45-47.
“The Whole Association of Brothers”
Our loving, united brotherhood is a blessing from Jehovah. (Ps. 133:1) With good reason, the apostle Peter wrote: “Have love for the whole association of brothers.” (1 Pet. 2:17) Being part of the Christian brotherhood, we enjoy the warmth of supportive spiritual fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters of like faith.—Mark 10:29, 30.
Nevertheless, a variety of circumstances can sometimes cause a strain in our relationship with our brothers and sisters. For instance, it is easy to be annoyed at the imperfections of someone and to adopt a critical attitude toward that one. If this was to happen, would it not help to remember that Jehovah loves his servants in spite of their imperfections? Moreover, “if we make the statement: ‘We have no sin,’ we are misleading ourselves and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) Should we not strive to “continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely”?—Col. 3:13.
