"Jehovah's spirit is being blocked in the congregation" (page 2)

millie210

In any small town or a group religious or otherwise, there is always "stuff" going on.

This magical method of predicting the Spirit being complicit or not is just that = magic

I was an active elder for a few years whilst out mentally and was getting drunk, gambling etc and yet I carried on for a while as an elder...Holy Spirit never removed me and no-one knew a thing...cong was doing well...that to me was further proof it's all pie in the sky!

eyeuse2badub

Hey notsurewheretogo,

I was an elder for nearly 25 years always sort of KNOWING that the religion that my mother chose for us was not the troof. Being raised in the religion, I just became absorbed in it through osmosis!

My wife was unfaithful to me on several occasions during our 45 years of marriage (still married to her). As I look back now, I don't really blame her for looking for some excitement and/or escape from the drudgery of being a JW elder's wife. Our life was all work for the borg and very little fun with our family. The troof was more important to me that my marriage/wife and I gave "it" a lot more time and attention.

When I finally, 100 percent realized and fully accepted TTATT, I decided to have a little "fun" myself. I had an affair with a fellow employee for several years, smoked cigars, gambled a bit, used bad language, watched "R" rated movies all while serving as an elder. Our congregation, at least according to our CO and other elders, absolutely flourished. LOL! I was a very popular and influencial elder in our congregation and circuit. Since I confessed (on my own), got removed (not df'ed) the congregation has gone down hill somewhat from a statistical viewpoint. WHAT!

So much for holy spirit exposing wrongdoing in the congregation. Sadly, I really went stupidly wild in my rebellion against the repression that I had volunteered for. (To my credit though, I never wore "tight pants".) Been out and inactive for over 4 years now. Still not df'ed just quietly fading into the the woodwork. I'm content with my life and even though my wife (she forgave me for my temporary insanity) is still in, she sees a much happier,more caring person who has time for his family and friends. I'm now a man living life (happily married for 48 years) without the restraints of the WTBTS.

just saying

eyeuse2badub

breakfast of champions

Some Metamucil should clear that blockage.

Heaven

"Jehovah's spirit is being blocked in the congregation"

Grumpy Cat

GOOD!

OneEyedJoe

This was the overall theme of a recent CO talk, all about how HS "flows" from the top down through the organization and we need to make sure not to block the flow. I think there was an analogy made to the roman aqueducts. Super culty when you consider that he was basically telling us that the GB is the source of holy spirit.

cult classic

The teens in my congregation thought that masturbating (secret sin) would hinder the free-flow of holy spirit.

Young JWs carry such a cruel burden during their youth.

Divergent

Cult classic, I've always felt guilty about masturbation as a teen, but a part of me reasoned that it was more tolerable to Jehovah compared to pre-marital sex, so I chose the lesser evil. To be honest, I didn't think about the flow of holy spirit in the cong, I was more concerned about finding a way to surpress my natural desires!

AlphaMan

Yep.....heard this expression many times. Used to instil fear and suspicion of fellow members. Usually a witch hunt follows.

Heartofaboy

Surely aren't Anthony Morris & the rest of the GB evil slave are blocking the flow of God's HS to the rest of the dubbies anyway?

The witch hunt should start in Brooklyn.

"Jehovah's spirit is being blocked in the congregation"

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