i'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.
i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.
I hope your wrong Alfred. Give her time. As you and I know, it takes a huge amount of mental and emotional adjustment to come to terms with what you're learning. It took me 6 months to read and research before I made a decision. Dealing with the anger, anxiety and hurt of being shunned is still an ongoing process even after 4 years.
We're here for you whenever you're ready to post again MsGrowing girl20 xx
wow... i cant believe it has now been a year since i accepted that im gay.
it has been the best year of my life for so many reasons.
i have met my boyfriend who i adore, i have stopped lying to myself, my family and my friends, i am doing really well financially and spiritually, and of course, i am no longer a part of a deluded and oppressive religion.. it feels so good to be free!
Well done Tim! Its so good to see you finally be yourself. I've been reading your posts for a while and have seen your growth, fabulous mate!
BTW I was formally known on here as Boyzone.
xx
long story - will make it short - i was a jw for 4 years.
hy husband took to it straigt away and has been a jw for 20 years - we were both converted by one of his workmates.
our 4 kids were all baptised jws and thankfully 3 escaped (2 disfellowshipped, one fading) - so my eldest son is still in with his dad.
sacdfan
Many words from djeggnog and make of them what you will. But remember one thing. No matter what you and your husband believe, he is WRONG not to put his marriage first, but the fault lies with both the WT society AND your husband.
WT is putting pressure on him to "put the kingdom first" (an often used phrase when they want the followers to do more). Couple this with his desire to be approved by the congregation and his delight in finding the "truth", leads him to enthusiastically spend his time doing what they want him to do. He believes that if he does this, it'll ensure his survival into the paradise earth.
Basically you are losing your husband, not to a religion or to God, but to a cult.
Yes you're marriage is worth fighting for. Whenever you do spend time together, reminisce, laugh, bring him back to you, reclaim him. Fight.
Good luck x
ahhh!
the sheer joy of seeing a bright cold frosty tuesday morning and know that i don't have to get ready for field service.
isn't life sweet?
ahhh! the sheer joy of seeing a bright cold frosty tuesday morning and know that I DON'T have to get ready for field service. Isn't life sweet?
a new girl has begun working in my office.
she is a jw and has just moved to my state after leaving florida (where she's from) and where her entire family lives.
i've become relatively chummy with her.
Do you think she's crying due to homesickness? Or maybe the strained relationship with her mother? Her sadness might not be JW related.
i'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.
i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.
Hi Msgrowinggirl and a really BIG welcome to you. I don't know you but I feel so PROUD of you for having the courage to post your concerns here.
jojojunfan is reading In Search of Christian Freedom by Ray Franz and I suggest you read this next too. It'll answer many of the questions you're wrestling with or will give you the tools to research further.
But please take it slow dear sister. You're on an emotional rollercoaster and the ride has only just started. xx
mayan calendar, harold camping, william miller and the great disappointment and more .... .
who knew?
- failed doomsday prophecies.
Thank you Knowsnothing I appreciate it. I am in regular contact with him and am continuing to research what he believes. Videos like the one posted all add to my armoury.
x
i was listening to the radio today.
kdkr dallas.
they were playing a q&a with ravi zacharias and he pointed out a passage in acts 17 that i was unfamiliar with, but it rung some bells in my head.. acts 17:24,25 (nwt): "the god that made the world and all the things in it, being, as this one is, lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in handmade temples,neither is he attended to by human hands as if he needed anything, because he himself gives to all [persons] life and breath and all things.".
Ryan
You are beginning to join the dots... good for you!
We have spent so many years equating Jehovah with the Organization that it can be a groundbreaking revelation when we finally start to seperate the two. The truth and beauty of the scriptures starts to come clearer and clearer.
How are you feeling?
I must admit I went through the whole gammut of emotions when I was at this stage. Excitement, frenzied reading, fear, anxiety, anger, joy, tears..the lot!
take care bro x
mayan calendar, harold camping, william miller and the great disappointment and more .... .
who knew?
- failed doomsday prophecies.
Thanks for that 00DAD, I hope my brother sees it. He's totally buys into the 21st Dec thing and is quite convinced that alien visitations are imminent.
i need to speak to anyone who is a mature christian.
someone who has maintained their faith in jehovah and in christ jesus.
i have felt that many things i have been taught are inconsistent for some time.
Hi Jojojunfan and welcome.
As a sister I haven't had the same pressure you feel to reach out but I can definately empathise with the pressure for hours.
After much prayerful thought and bible reading, several scriptures came to my mind. One of them was "Come to me all you who are toiling and loaded down and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for my yoke is kindly and my load is light".
A nice scripture often quoted, but do you feel the truth of those words?
Is this 10hr edict a light load or a burden? Does it make you feel refreshed or guiltridden and worthless?
You know the answer to these questions, so the next step is to ask yourself, is the 10hr edict really from Jesus? Would He have put such a burden on your shoulders, making you feel so guilty and downhearted that you'd contemplate suicide? Surely not!
This edict is from MEN, not Christ. And as a christian, whose words should you be following?
So don't let the burdens and rules of MEN make you feel downhearted and guilty, for they are the words of Pharisees who burdened the people unnecessarily harshly. How did Jesus feel about such men? He condemned them in the strongest terms!
You have a good heart dear bro so please don't underestimate the value of the kind assistance you give your brothers now. Jehovah isn't interested in men who "reach out" He's interested in the hidden qualities, which are far more precious to him than anything else.
