Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said:" We can't keep Christians from going to the Kingdom Hall." "We can't keep them from forming an intimate relationship with Jehovah God. "Once they gain that connection with Jehovah, our power over them is broken.
"So, let them go to their Kingdom Halls; let them have their covered dish dinners but steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jehovah. "This is what I want you to do", said the devil: "Distract them from gaining hold of their GOD and maintaining that vital connection throughout the day!"
"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted. "Keep them busy in the nonessentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered. "Tempt them to spend, spend, spend and borrow, borrow, borrow. Persuade them to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day. "Keep them from spending time with their children", "As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice saying "This is the Way" "Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive.."To keep the TV, VCR, CD'S, and their PCs going constantly in their homes and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays debasing music constantly. "This will jam >their minds and break that union with their God Jehovah."
"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers." "Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day." "Invade their driving moments with billboards." "Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order Catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes. "
"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives." "Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night. Give them headaches too!" "If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere."
"That will fragment their families quickly!"
"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead." "Keep them busy, busy, busy!" And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences."
"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jehovah." "Soon they will be all working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause."
"It will work!" "It will work!" It was quite a plan! The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get more busy and more rushed, going here and there. Having little time for their God or their families. Having no time to tell others about the good news of the Kingdom. I guess the question is has the devil been successful at his scheme? You be the judge!
What does "busy" mean?:
B-eing
U-nder
S-atan's
Y-oke? Please pass this on, if you aren't too BUSY!
Rayvin
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Another funny spam mail from my M-I-L (Satan is keeping us BUSY)
by Rayvin insatan called a worldwide convention of demons.
"keep them from spending time with their children", "as their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!
having no time to tell others about the good news of the kingdom.
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What are yall fixin' for dinner tonite?
by Frannie Banannie ini'll start.. i'm fixin' file' chicken 'n sausage gumbo w/"cajun ice cream," a green salad and cheesy garlic bread.. crabby pants has already begun his "pre-mealtime throat clearings" from the kitchen aromas.. frannie.
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(Already ate) pork chops that were marinated over night with cut green beans, tropical fruit salad, yogurt and homemade french fries.
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Things YOU eat, that other people think is weird.
by misanthropic inthis mornings events have got me thinking about things.
i love peanut butter, not the sweet kind but i like the old fashioned peanut butter, usually laura scudder's with no sugar or preservatives - it just tastes better imo.
i put it on everything including pancakes which are really good with peanut butter and maple syrup.
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A list of things that I would eat and hear "eeww" from the kids (and some rude adults) at the table.
1. Ketchup on scrambled eggs.
2. Creamy Italian dressing on bread.
3. Miracle whip on bread.
4. Mixing my chix fried steak with A-1 , mashed potato and gravy.
5. Wendys french fries dipped in a mixture of ketchup and ranch.
5. french fries dipped in a malt shake and sometimes with ketchup on them too.
*I remember (as a kid) always defending to the death my choices in food.
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Honeymoon Disfellowshippings
by dozy inone of the anomalies of the disfellowshipping process is the common situation when someone who is unscripturally divorced remarries.
in these occasions , the instruction is to always disfellowship the individual , regardless of repentance or attitude - what is referred to as a honeymoon df in elders jargon.
hence you have the (to me) bizarre situation of privately reproving a child molester , rapist or murderer one week and disfellowshipping a newly remarried middle aged sister who has been divorced for 20 years the next week.
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My ex was not a jw and he was abusive and didn't take care of his family so i divorced him. During our marraige he told me that if I left him he would sleep with other women. When I married my now hubby and had an elders meeting they discussed this and I told them about what my ex had told me and had even recently told me on the phone. They had to have proof.. like a letter. Now why would my ex want to HELP me be okay in a religion he didn't agree with so I could live happily ever after with someone else. So I told them about an e-mail that i had that the ex had sent me and they weren't going to except it since you can easily fake e-mails. I couldn't believe it.
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spongebob, jimmy neutron etc
by BlackSwan of Memphis in<<<<anyone notice my new avatar?
wanda, fairly oddparents.. ok, if you know me at all you know i love the simpsons.
we collect simpsons memorabilia for peets sake.
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My husband was stuck watching spongebob the other day and it was one that I have seen many times with the kids. He was caught enjoying it alot. It was showing kids how rumour and hysteria can turn people against one another in an instant. (The one where his snail starts biting people and they are calling it MAD SNAIL DISEASE . When all is really wrong is he had a thorn stuck in him) My husband and his friend were slightly surprised at how adult the lesson was. That is really the only way I could survive watching cartoons for as much as I have too. The Backyardigans did a skit that was like the movie 'clue'. It was funny.
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Somebody Help!!
by RichieRich in93. god will destroy all non-jehovah's witnesses at armageddon.
-in conversation jws call watchtower headquarters "the society".
2. watchtower study.
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93. "God will destroy all non-jws at armageddon" That would not be a right and just god. He will no destroy those who have not had the chance to hear about jehovahs god and his message.
I thought that he will only destroy the ones that have heard the news and haven't chosen to join the JWs. So theoretically ones that haven't heard of the news would get the chance to walk through armegeddon alive and get into the paradise on earth and at that time choose to follow or die. But i was also told that the ministry work has been so widespread that by this time there are very few people who haven't heard of the JWs message.
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We couldn't stop laughing! LOL
by Rayvin inmy mom-in-law sent this to her whole list including me and her df'd son.
its titled .
a wonderful illustration!.
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Here is something else to chew on. A few months ago I attended a different church for the first time. 2 days later I get a call that finally I am gonna get back child support and regular child support for my 2nd daughter. YEAH!!!!
Then last sunday i went to the jw kh and this week the plumbing in the bathrooms clogged up TWICE and the refrigerater has quit working.
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Grandma passed away this morning
by OnTheWayOut inmany of you read my thread about a jw in the family not visiting his parents or telling family.
how to contact him.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/128234/1.ashx.
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Sorry for your loss
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We couldn't stop laughing! LOL
by Rayvin inmy mom-in-law sent this to her whole list including me and her df'd son.
its titled .
a wonderful illustration!.
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What I love the best is that all the bad stuff is blamed on satan and demons and you not attending meetings or studying or praying. The good stuff is blamed on doing all the good stuff and having faith. But what about the worldly people that win the lottery at a crucial time in thier lives when they were about to be evicted and then won the lottery? oh.. that is satan pulling them away from the truth by distracting them with material things. If a witness comes into good fortune it was Jehovah taking care of his people.
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We couldn't stop laughing! LOL
by Rayvin inmy mom-in-law sent this to her whole list including me and her df'd son.
its titled .
a wonderful illustration!.
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My mom-in-law sent this to her whole list including me and her df'd son.
Its titled
A Wonderful illustration!
Have you ever worked in the ministry with someone who is afraid of dogs? Usually we encourage the person not to run. Why? Because the dog will Chase after and probably overcome the person or child if they run. As servants of Jehovah we are constantly being attacked by 'dogs' - that is, Satan and his demons. They want to get us. Thus, we may be plagued with problems, such as, worries about money And how to make ends meet (economics), some of us have health problems, Others family problems, and the list go on and on. But how can we endure when being attacked? Deut. 11:22, 23. In this text Jehovah promised Israel that if they would strictly keep his commandments and CLING to him, he would back them against the nations and they would dispossess them. In the case of a child that is afraid of dogs, usually what he does when a dog comes around, is to hold the parent's hand tight -- even cling by grabbing hold of the parent's leg. Jehovah wants us to cling to Him when we are Being attacked by the 'dogs'. How do we cling to Jehovah? 1Cor.15:58. This text encourages us to become steadfast, unmovable. In other words, cling to Jehovah. We do this by 'having plenty to do in the work of the Lord.' We must keep busy by: 1. Regular attendance and participation at the meetings; 2. Personal study with meditation and reflection; 3. Regularly sharing in the disciple-making work; and 4. Prayer: This builds our trust in Jehovah. Thus, we don't run. Sadly some run when being attacked by the 'dogs'. They run from Jehovah and His organization. They forget that animals usually don't attack individuals in a group. Rather they go after the person Who runs. Even if the individual runs fast, sooner or later the dog catches up. We need to cling to Jehovah and His organization. We all need to develop a close, personal relationship with Jehovah so that when The 'dogs' attack, we 'Don't Run.'