Im reading Galatians at the moment. It was written to a group of people who were forgetting what Jesus had done for them and were returning to the very hard and I would say, quite demeaning 613 part Mosaic Law. Very kindly, Jesus has given us only 2 laws to follow: Love God, Love Neighbour.
When I read this kind of shizz in this article, i cant help but wonder why all these brothers and sisters, and so many brothers and sister i knew, ACTIVELY OVERWORKED themselves for other people and completely forget to care for themselves. I know of brothers who wipe themselves out for the sake of preaching the good news. To me, it mirrors what i read in Galatians. The brothers seem to be forgetting that Jesus doesnt want us to focus on so many tiring little laws and rules that we MUST comply to and obey. That would be tedious and tiring. Yet isnt that exactly what being a Jehovahs Witness is about - Focusing on EVERY-LITTLE-THING WE CAN DO TO PLEASE JEHOVAH even if it involves tiring ourselves out and causing us more medical problems, like it did for me and so many others.
Loving neighbour and loving God is so much more liberating. You can do what you can and when you want - no strings attached and no need to go crazy.
Timmy xxx