TRC,
Thank you for reminding me of what I am not missing... I miss my father and sister. I miss some of the people that were nice to me and that I thought were friends, until the divorce. But what kind of faith is it that continually presses you to witness, yes, 24/7 and is more interested in the quantity of time spend than the quality of their message? The legalistic kind, the worse kind. The kind that belonged to the Sadducees and Pharisees -- the kind Jesus condemned.
Kind of off the point a little:
The ostracism that followed when I disassociated myself 6 mos prior to the divorce didn't convince me to go back. In fact, if my dad or my sister would have called just one time and said, "Hey, we love you. When are you coming back?," I probably would have went. But they didn't. My 5y daughter and I slept on the floor of a small apartment with no electricity for almost 2 mos. Ate a lot of macaroni & cheese those 2 mos, lol. My ex wouldn't turn over any furniture to me, nothing. In the end, I didn't need them. I had my faith in God AND Jesus to pull me through.
So, thank you TRC. I read these boards regularly to remember why I left and why I can't go back.
Best wishes,
TruthMonger