small things from our recent elder visit keep popping up in my mind .
one thing we discussed was how much pressure we felt in the congregation to keep doing more , more ,more .......i said that it caused us to never feel we were ever good enough !
if you are not meeting the national average you were treated like a slacker .
They make a mockery of the scripture 'God loves a cheerful giver' dont they?...I had M.E. an abusive husband 2 daughters going through divorces 2 teenage sons and a baby girl ...and I mostly aux pioneered...and still when they gave these talks I felt like I should be doing more....it took the joy away for sure....and often the elder giving them was only out for an obligatory hour once a week himself....
Loz x
i have to say that i love music!
i love 60s to present r &b, soul, funk and many top 40 songs.
i think that even if i'm tired or down a bit, music picks me up!.
I'm passionate about living life to the full....
Loz x
i was waiting for the bus this morning (which didn't come until i decided to drive, then it showed up, naturally, after i already got on the road) when a jw approached the two people next to me, offering a tract.
she showed them psalm 83:18 first--same old, same old.
but hey, at least i admire her courage in sharing the scriptures with people, even if that particular scripture is, apparently, more important than any message from the christ that could possibly be shared with people.
When I have the joy of bumping into the next JWs that cross my path I am going to suggest that they read Crisis of Conscience...on the basis that if they have the truth it will stand up to anything.....
Loz x
....... themadjw.
his threads generate so many responses .
Parents who had the sense to rear their kids with things like Xmas and Birthdays and traditions like these which help hold a family together.....
i've heard there is a very secretive process the wts uses to determine whether or not they'll consider someone "of the annointed.
" from what i've heard it's a very rigorous set of questions.
can anyone here confirm this?
I certainly never claimed to be 'more special' than anyone else Jwoods ...nor do I now...but it definitely seems that God chooses to reach people in different ways according to his own wishes (no offence here either)....and I'm sure he doesnt limit it to JWs...
Loz x
i've heard there is a very secretive process the wts uses to determine whether or not they'll consider someone "of the annointed.
" from what i've heard it's a very rigorous set of questions.
can anyone here confirm this?
There is a great deal in the scriptures which describes what happened to me ...
Loz x
i've heard there is a very secretive process the wts uses to determine whether or not they'll consider someone "of the annointed.
" from what i've heard it's a very rigorous set of questions.
can anyone here confirm this?
Hi...interesting topic...I was 'anointed' in 1992 at the age of 40 ...I can clarify that it is an undeniable experience and not something you can 'wish' on yourself at all. Having said that in recent years I've had to revise my thinking since this experience happened to me as a JW I related to it in their terms but subsequently I conclude that many people in many different religions have very similar experiences of this type of 'calling'. Noone made me answer any specific questions but it definitely caused some controversy....
My full story is here if anyone's interested...
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/191090/1/Hello-this-is-my-story
Loz x
i have 1 friend since leaving the borg.
1 friend who lives an hour away.
we talk through out the day, everyday but we only see each other about once a month.. i just found out my ex boyfriend who was trying to win me back and have me come back to him got a girl pregnant about a week or two after we broke up.
I'm so sad to read your post sweetheart and I remember how difficult and lonely it feels when you leave. I left a husband that I'd stayed with too many years unhappily and lost my adult kids to the JWs so I do know. It isnt an easy road and it has its problems just like you're facing now but I tell you what I so wish I'd left sooner..there really is a life out here you know. I have since met a man I adore who loves me so much and built a new happy life...I dont think you should rush to anyone for the wrong reasons...take your time and make a real effort to meet new people however you can and dont settle for anything less than the best in your life..
Sending you big hugs
Loz xx
hi everyone...thank you for all your well wishes for my scottish hols...it was nice..warm dry weather...lovely scenery...a good rest... what i will remember the most about the holiday is that i read ray franz's book there...in fact i struggled to put it down.
it was so revealing and informative but was also written without bitterness or malice.
it stirred many emotions within me ...too many probably...anger, remorse, indignation, sorrow, heartbreak, frustration, sympathy....you name it.... a big emotional journey for me....thanks to all for the recommend i would hate to have missed it..... loz x.
So much of it was shocking and when I read that in Mexico the brothers couldnt pray openly or sing or carry Bibles and not because of a ban but to enable the org to dodge taxes as a religion, that really shook me up, this went on for some 50 years, they had to pretend they didnt have a faith, talk about double standards!! When so many others were being persecuted and killed for those same things.....how appalling....unforgiveable...
Loz x
hi everyone...thank you for all your well wishes for my scottish hols...it was nice..warm dry weather...lovely scenery...a good rest... what i will remember the most about the holiday is that i read ray franz's book there...in fact i struggled to put it down.
it was so revealing and informative but was also written without bitterness or malice.
it stirred many emotions within me ...too many probably...anger, remorse, indignation, sorrow, heartbreak, frustration, sympathy....you name it.... a big emotional journey for me....thanks to all for the recommend i would hate to have missed it..... loz x.
Good decision A.Fenderson ...its got to be up there with one of the most significant religious books of our time...completely unforgettable...
Loz x
