Have u become bitter? I don't really think so. My past was my past. I had a good family, even if they were JW, and I had some good JW friends and I don't regret many of those JW days. On the other hand, you may end up strongly disliking the JW organization because of the atrocities they have created, including changes on medical procedures. I'm not a doctor and I don't know exactly why my mother died after an operation in her 50's, but I do wonder whether the non-blood surgery had something to do with it. Would the newer blood rules have saved her life? I hate the control and stress they inflict upon people. And I would love to see the religion collapse. Otherwise, my life is happy. Much happier than I was as a JW. It's the freedom.
Do you all still believe in God? Many do, many don't. Like the above poster, I opened myself to testing other things I long held to be true based on faith and they didn't hold up. There may be a God. What I do know is the Bible contains contradictions, stories to be compared to mythology (creation, flood, Jonah), and if the God described in the Bible is real, he's by no means perfect. The Bible, like the JW religion is man-made and imperfect. It was not "dictated" by God Himself or it would sync with science, history, and itself.
How do you worship him, if at all? When I left, I attempted self Bible study and Bible study with a member of another church. My belief at the time, after getting confused with all the differing viewpoints was that there's a general "be good" theme. Believe in God and be good. Isn't that basically what the ancients in the Bible did? The Father and the Son may be seperate or equal. Maybe we worship Jesus now because he's our King. Maybe you can harness the Holy Spirit and heal, maybe you can't. Maybe there's a hell, maybe there's a heaven, maybe neither. Didn't matter. What it boiled down to was be good and respect God. If there is a reward, what good God would pass you by? And even though I no longer believe the Bible is divine and wonder whether or not there is a God, I still try to live my life by the principle of trying to be good to everyone, doing no harm. Essentially the same as the spirit of Jesus' command to "love thy neighbor".
Have u found Jehovah's true followers if not witnesses? I think so many people are used to living as part of some religion. They want to follow something, be a part of a group. As a JW, I was taught the various reasons they were all false, so I didn't want to join any of them. If you are a believer, believe. The ancients didn't have churches. You don't need others to worship God.
Do you feel at peace with God? I don't even know that there is a God. IF there is, I assume God is an intelligent being. I don't know that there is an afterlife or a ressurection to anything. If there is, I assume that by doing good, an intelligent, well-meaning being would recognize that and include me in a reward. I feel I'm doing a good job and I'm at peace.
Are you happy? All of us have our joys and dissapointments with life. Leaving the JWs is not one of the dissapointments. I'm happy to be free of the control. To have the freedom to do what I want with nights and not have the pressure to serve, serve, serve an organization.
Do u have any doubt that u made the right decision? I know the JWs are man-made. I made the right decision.
If this is not the truth then why are some of u still 'fading'? why condone untruth? Would God be happy if this isn't the truth and yet u still atempt to condone and fade? When I left, I still had a father and two sisters (along with their families) still in the religion. After testing the waters with my father, I saw he was going to stay a staunch believer, but we still had a relationship provided I didn't argue against the JWs. IF there is a God, I don't believe he sees the followers of any religion to blame. Maybe the leaders for misleading, but not the followers. Like I say, my belief is that a God will see good no matter the religion. And even good JWs would be looked upon favorably. As would good Muslims, Hindus, Jews, etc. Even if they are promoting and practicing their religion.
