Over the last few years, it is apparent that there is a "sense of urgency." You may not know this, but the Governing Body have a "sense of urgency."
Why?
Well, the rank and file do not seem to have a "sense of urgency" so the GB encourages them to get one.
By publishing articles in the KM to encourage guilt trips, and a fear of what will happen if we don't follow Brooklyn's advice, the GB hopes to instill this "sense of urgency."
But what is this sense of urgency?
Basically, that we're all living in the "last days", and the "time of the end", and this is no time brothers to be fooling around and slacking off spiritually.
And it has lasted longer than the 37 years from Jesus' death in 33 AD to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD.
It has lasted longer than the 70 years exile the Jews experienced in Babylon.
This "sense of urgency" has lasted longer than the 120 years given mankind, prior to the Flood.
In fact, this "sense of urgency" is currently in its 126th year.
And we are all encouraged to have this "sense of urgency."
Bottom line? We're fed up. We're tired of hearing "wolf" at every convention and assembly. We tried to do things their way, while we were still in. And nothing has happened.
When the "Pay Attention to Daniel's Prophecy" was released at the summer conventions in 1999, many perceived that "this is it, these are the last days," judging by the talk given.
But that book has been studied and three more publications have been studied since then. Next month, the Daniel book will be considered again.
We've had the "Keep On The Watch" brochure, which will be studied later this month. Obviously, it was designed to instill guilt into any witnesses who were sleeping spiritually. The style and content of this brochure is not designed for Joe Public.
The most recent article in the May KM, is "Jehovah's Day Is Near." Another talk on how "deep we are in the time of the end."
The article is so impersonal, one would think that a computer is running the organization and just spitting these articles out when it senses publisher activity is low.
The title of this topic is "Is it healthy to be in a perpetual state of urgency?"
I have to answer no. Many times at the assembly, the friends have been told to think that "Armaggedon is the day after tomorrow." We are told to simplify, simplify and simplfy, putting our hobbies in a box, so we can make more time for Kingdom Interests.
When Jersualem was going to be destroyed, Jesus had already risen to heaven and the holy spirit was operating among hundreds of disciples; a person living back then could see these wonders and miracles, and know what Jesus had said concerning Jerusalem.
"Your house is abandoned to you." Only 37 years remained for Christians to leave that city and flee to the moutains.
Certainly not the boy who cried wolf there.
But today, we are told to put our lives on hold. "Wait till the new system brothers, you can work on all your hobbies and interests there."
Youths are encouraged not to pursue college and a career. Not even to get a good job. Nope, they are told if they go to college, it is with a view to getting a good job which will support them in the full time ministry.
After years of this rhetoric, I have finally come to the conclusion, that the Society knows nothing. But they act like they do, by asking us to put our life on an "indefinite pause mode."
It is unhealthy and counter productive to live like the end of the world is coming tomorrow. Whilst I do believe we are living in the "time of the end", there is nothing to be gained by slavishly following a man made institution, that will keep telling us to have a sense of urgency.
If anyone who is a JW has a sense of urgency, it should be to leave this psuedo religion as soon as possible.