I am so bad at being worldly, it's not like I gave it a good try, we are just not good at it my husband and I, I see him light up as he has started to read the Bible again. I'm good at being a witness, I am accepted, and hold the same beliefs, I have tried to find somewhere else, if there is a place, why hav'n't Jehovah and the angels directed me to it? Thank you for all the loving posts, some of them have been just what I needed. The name calling and mockery almost made me leave.
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I have tried really hard to be worldly, for ten years, tried to get worldly friends, and get back with family.
by Sledracer ini am so bad at being worldly, it's not like i gave it a good try, we are just not good at it my husband and i, i see him light up as he has started to read the bible again.
i'm good at being a witness, i am accepted, and hold the same beliefs, i have tried to find somewhere else, if there is a place, why hav'n't jehovah and the angels directed me to it?
thank you for all the loving posts, some of them have been just what i needed.
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Cognitive Dissonance is the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.
by Sledracer incognitive dissonance is the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.
this is what is wrong with me, i have a love hate relationship with the jw's.
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Eventually one will win out though.
What shook me up was when someone I witnessed too got so excited, went and studied with a non witness, that taught mostly witness beliefs, and told me off for not sharing these with her. I realized that maybe I haven't appreciated being freed from all of these false beliefs enough. She was a pentecostal her whole life, and she ended up completely homeless, with demons because of it. She was delusional and ill because of these beliefs, she was so happy to finally be freed from these beliefs, so excited. She has very little education and has had such a hard time, I told her to go there and get support. I used to do drugs, and smoke, ect. Leaving has not changed my beliefs, I choose still not to smoke, ect. So why am I not reaping the benefits of a loving family. Why am I so critical. Worldly people shun, put people in jail and make mistakes too. This really shook me up! Standing back and observing has helped me to view things differently. I miss the closeness I had with Jehovah, talking about spiritual things, and reading the Bible, I love the hope, I was in it 25 years, much of it pioneering. My son left, but he is not comfortable with all that silly Christmas, Birthdays, etc. I can tell he is starting to understand why we loved it so much. He is a physicist, brilliant, but an Atheist. I don't want to give up, he's happy thinking he will just die, I want to at least have a chance and without faith in something, there is none. I hate Babylon, have no interest in it. So there it is. This new thinking has shocked me. Maybe the angels are calling back the disciples and disciplining and humbling the organization with this big sue case. Who knows, you believe what you want to believe and I will believe what I choose, as one co said. I like to believe the angels are directing my life, it makes me feel safer. Can't prove any of it though, can you?
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Cognitive Dissonance is the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.
by Sledracer incognitive dissonance is the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.
this is what is wrong with me, i have a love hate relationship with the jw's.
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If there is poisen in the drinking water, however small an amount, would you drink it
We already do, unless we can afford the top of the line water system, last quote was 5000 dollars, we have the 800 dollar one. They have found out that in order to have a healthy immune system, we shouldn't remove germs too much, so that our body learns how to cleanse them out. Is there really any totally, clean perfect water, or church?
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Cognitive Dissonance is the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.
by Sledracer incognitive dissonance is the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.
this is what is wrong with me, i have a love hate relationship with the jw's.
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Cognitive Dissonance is the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time. This is what is wrong with me, I have a love hate relationship with the jw's. -
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I quit the Goodwill :(
by Joliette ini couldnt take seeing people from the kingdom hall.
you guys wouldnt believe how many jehovahs witnesses shop in the goodwill.
i couldnt take it.
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You are letting them win, I would just give them a big happy Hello, and enthusiastically tell them how nice it is to see them. Then they are going to have to squirm because it is very difficult and uncomfortable for them to shun people.
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out for a long time
by Sledracer inmy husband and i have been out for a long time, maybe fifteen years, i must say we are in a bit of a nowhere land spiritually, we find it impossible to attend any other church.
we really resent so much of how they messed up our and our children's lives.
we can't get back all those 25 years we were in.
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They can't control me like they used to because I used to be very honest and sincere and now I could easily lie to their faces and play their game, my conscious has changed a lot in ten years. I have realized that insincere people don't deserve sincerity, therein comes the crisis in conscience, what's the point then? Right? I f you have to lie through your teeth is that getting you closer to God? -
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out for a long time
by Sledracer inmy husband and i have been out for a long time, maybe fifteen years, i must say we are in a bit of a nowhere land spiritually, we find it impossible to attend any other church.
we really resent so much of how they messed up our and our children's lives.
we can't get back all those 25 years we were in.
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Thanks, nugget, that was helpful.
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out for a long time
by Sledracer inmy husband and i have been out for a long time, maybe fifteen years, i must say we are in a bit of a nowhere land spiritually, we find it impossible to attend any other church.
we really resent so much of how they messed up our and our children's lives.
we can't get back all those 25 years we were in.
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And Freddo, please let me know when you do figure it out, so I can change to your liking.
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out for a long time
by Sledracer inmy husband and i have been out for a long time, maybe fifteen years, i must say we are in a bit of a nowhere land spiritually, we find it impossible to attend any other church.
we really resent so much of how they messed up our and our children's lives.
we can't get back all those 25 years we were in.
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Yes, Freddo, keep looking, you usually end up finding what you are looking for. The elders looked for years, and I finally gave it to them. I figured they always thought I was apostate because I'm gifted, a strong personality that thinks out of the box and outspoken. Just could never kiss butt, quite enough to satisfy them. -
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out for a long time
by Sledracer inmy husband and i have been out for a long time, maybe fifteen years, i must say we are in a bit of a nowhere land spiritually, we find it impossible to attend any other church.
we really resent so much of how they messed up our and our children's lives.
we can't get back all those 25 years we were in.
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And Freddo, that's what the elder's alway's said about me. Thanks for that.