it was always stressed that the five weekly meetings were like the fingers on your hand.
each one was just as important as the next.
which of the meetings were the most boring,bothersome and difficult to listen to?
tootired2care proof that meetings are bad for your health. It is good to be free!
You can say that again!!!! I have been Free of alot of things...Free of boredom, free of shame, free of pain, free of jerks, I could go on and on!!!
...as much as I miss my family sometime...I cannot even fathom spending 1 second in a KH to be with them.
it was always stressed that the five weekly meetings were like the fingers on your hand.
each one was just as important as the next.
which of the meetings were the most boring,bothersome and difficult to listen to?
tootired2care I WOULD have an anxiety panic attack before the Thursay meeting...I thought it was the devil trying to keep me away.
hey everyone,.
so it's been over a year and this saturday i'm going to the hall.
can you help to prep me for what sort of emotions and feelings might come rushing in?
BreathoftheIndianNose I have no advice for you...But I will send my thoughts and prayers for strength for you.
Reading your story is just heartbreaking. You only sister did not invite you...I can't even imagine. Really what in hades is wrong with these people...how do they sleep? I really don't know understand mistreating your BLOOD family for some IDIOTS!!!!
OMG...I REALLY REALLY DO NOT LIKE THIS RELIGION!!!
i hate it when the co viits the sister congregation and a hundred publishers in our hall have to change our meeting schedule to accomodate his schedule.
why can't he adopt his scheddule to the congregation he's viisting?.
we are not allowed to have day off but he gets mondays and most of tueday off.. it could be snowing or pouring down rain on a saturday but we are expected to go out to support the co.. even though the apostle paul worked as a tentmaker so he wouldnt be a financial burden on the brothers why couldnt the co work part time on mondays?
I don't see why it was so unreasonable. This was their full time job and the traveling had to be very hard...so helping them keep a constant schedule and a little normalcy was not too hard for the rank and file (I actually enjoyed the different schedule...it was like a vacation for me). And having a day off was probably very necessary to keep their health and sanity.
....I really do not believe the WTBS and have a strong HATE sometime....but isn't this just being a little picky. These people are human.
christianity:.
you get struck on the cheek and you pony up for the other slap.. you pray for the enemy who wants you face down in the mud with his heel on your neck.. you get treated like pond scum but you force a smile and forgive.. .
if you are abused?
That Christianity is a prison or makes you feel guilty about everything,makes you feel like you have to please God all the time, cramps your sex life, etc, etc
Man, I am glad that I never knew THAT Christianity.
The only time I ever felt guilty is when I did soemthing wrong and I have never felt in a prison or subjecated or "sexualy restricted" or felt like I HAD to do this or that to please God or felt fear of God.
...I agree with you whole heartedly...I was a born in JW, but raised by parents that came in from a Baptist background...so my JW experience was much nicer than most.
I cannot tell other how to feel about Christ. But I understand...when I first left, I was not interested in a Diety, but believe there has to be a higher power...because I feel everything has a beginning. I was not interested in Christianity...because I really thought it was a bunch of judgemental jerks (and there are quite a few). But I come to realize if you really have the spirit of Christ, it is very hard to judge.
But I feel more freedom with Christ. I'm not a prude, not socially repressed, I enjoy most things that I did prior to accepting Christ. But with knowing Christ, this is the REASON I don't feel any guilt or shame when I fall short by the standards of men. Because I know through Grace, there is nothing I can do to earn it (so why waste my time feeling guilty), even when I'm behaving, doing the best of works that man find worthy, like giving to charity, loving my neighbor, etc. In God's eyes I'm still a filty scroundrel.
I'm not your bible thumping type Christian. I believe God is Love. Love is God. So condemning others or myself is not how I choose to worship God.
The topic was what Christianity gives you....I don't know what Christianity gives you...but Jesus give me LOVE, JOY, FREEDOM. I would have never thought I would feel this way about Christ, because the JW and alot of Christians really had turned me away from God. But when I accepted Christ, my views changed drastically.
I really understand how you can be an atheist and I just hope you find peace in your choice. I love and enjoy ALL!!!!
christianity:.
you get struck on the cheek and you pony up for the other slap.. you pray for the enemy who wants you face down in the mud with his heel on your neck.. you get treated like pond scum but you force a smile and forgive.. .
if you are abused?
Have you tried being informed/interested in any other Major Religion such as Islam, Judaism, Confucianism etc? Have you studied with the same honest inquiry as with Christianity?
...I actually did study other religions when I left the JW faith...I started attending a Unitarian Church and they have world religion classes....I attended for 3 years and still visit frequently.
I actually enjoyed learning about other faiths...but can honestly say I was not looking for a religion when I was saved by Christ.
I don't think anyone can understand until you have your spiritual experience...But after I was saved my life has been nothing but Joy (and when I say joy...I'm mean, no matter what life circumstances may bring...I can still find joy).
I love my faith and so I can say my belief in Christ brings me JOY...LOVE and undescribable PEACE.
I have so many testamonies of the Goodness of the Lord...What he has done for my life!!! I cannot express in words...But it is wonderful!!!!
God Bless!!!
our co gave the illustration about a jar filled with golf balls ,pebbles and sand ......it was suppose to illustrate how if we put theocratic things first other things like family and entertainment will fit .
blah , i like this explaination much better....... .
a professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
wannaexit.. I haven't heard it since the book study was eliminated though
...so they no long go to the book study...when was this eliminated?
which, if either, is best for you: being a believer who accepts on faith.
being a skeptic who doesn't trust belief and prefers to rely on fact?.
no cop outs allowed such as: both.. .
I chose Faith via my experience. And I question religion.
I have experienced miracles, peace and understanding where I had not had before....after I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior.
not sure how to approach this but here goes.....my wife discovered a porn site on the computer tonight.
yes, i was going to them, and i was foolish to think i could never get caught.
i have been visiting them for some years, not a daily problems, but occasionaly every month or so - still a problem wethere its once or a hundred times.
Simon Morley
I am a women.
...when i was a JW...I woke up and found my ex husband watching porn. It made me feel uneasy...because of my JW conditioning and lack of understanding of male sexuality. Well I cried and told my ex husband that it made me feel that I was not taking care of him sexually. He was amazed that I was that upset. But explained that watching porn was something that help spice up our marriage and that he masterbated everyday...I was simply amazed. He did not let me put any shame on him (he was never a JW). Long story short...he ask me to watch with him...so it ended up being a very healthy addition to our sex life. And actually empowered me as a women and help me to realize that I'm responsible for my sexuality.
...so you wife's response is so over the top. If she want to give up a 40 years marriage over porn...it sound as if you have bigger issues. I think it's crazy and unhealthy to talk to your daughter about this. But I would not be surprised if your daughter would probably laugh and tell her to chill. If my mom came to me with this issue...I would probably take her to the sex toy shop and purchase some toys and some porn to loosen her up.
...but I really love the advise of mrsjones and Qcmbr. I really feel her tryiing to shame and guilt you...is going to make the attraction to porn more appealing...that's just my view.
this conversation was so absurd...that i actually chuckled under my breath.. ..the shooting in conneticut really hit me hard...so i decided to call my parents, kids and siblings just to say hello and i loved them.. well my dad was happy to hear from me and said he loved me as well.
he said, i know you don't want to hear this...but because we are in the last days things like this is going to happen and even get worse.
well i had to bite my tongue...because i really just want to show my parents i love them and spend time with them...so i choose not to dispute his statement.
zeb... and I recall a funeral i went to where just moments after the service one of the sis asked asked an elder about 'field service arrangements for this weekend
...that has always amazed me!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! Those are the type than can shun their children without a blink.
