Topics Started by PaintedToeNail

26
JOB-Was He Used As A Gambling Pawn?
by PaintedToeNail in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the book of job describes a conversation between the devil and jehovah, as everyone knows.

however, satan knew jehovah intimately and would have been well aware of jehovah's ability of foreknowledge.

one would have to imagine that jehovah could have easily just told satan that job would in fact be faithful and therefore spared job the agony he went through, as he had insight because of his foreknowledge that the spirit creatures should have understood.. did jehovah and satan have a high-stakes game going?
20
How many others, besides myself, that take AMBIEN? Done anything crazy while you were on it?
by PaintedToeNail in
1. jw
2. friends
1
It's Thursday night, and I get to be here, instead of at the KH!
by PaintedToeNail in
1. jw
2. friends
it is great to not feel compelled to go to the kh on thursday nights.

for years i hated going out on thursday evenings.

now, i get to stay home and do what i want, while several family members feel obligated to go through the motions.
17
I'm feeling rather lonely and down today.
by PaintedToeNail in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm rather down today, feeling like my relationship with husband is sad, we don't have anything in common anymore.

i'm feeling outmoded, old and lonely.

just verbalizing what i can't say to anyone else.. .
23
Help! Strange request for info I heard in a Recorded (gasp!) Talk.
by PaintedToeNail in
1. jw
2. friends
i heard a recording of a talk by a bro.

who's topic was something to the effect of 'coincidences in the history of wtbts and jehovah's direction'.

i believe it was an american bro., who claimed that a woman who owned a mansion in atlanta, at the time of general sherman's march to the sea, and subsequent burning of atlanta, had her mansion saved.
15
Had dinner with friends-found out none of got Baptized because we loved God
by PaintedToeNail in
1. jw
2. friends
my spouse and i had supper with some long time friends this evening.

we got onto the subject of baptisim, and out of the four of us, we all got baptized for some other reason than love of jehovah.

i find this to be really sad.
42
How Many Out There Have to Hide or Be Stealthy When They Visit This Site? I know I do.
by PaintedToeNail in
1. jw
2. friends
i cannot look at this site freely, it would make my hubby and son very upset.

i have to hide what i'm looking at, or try to view this page very late or very early in the morning.

hubby has taken to getting up at 11:30pm or later, to see what i'm doing on the computer.
31
I was just mean to hubby....
by PaintedToeNail in
1. jw
2. friends
i gave him are really good thriller book to read today.

he got half way through it, was really into it, when i couldn't help myself.

i asked him, in light of this past sunday's watchtower, how can you read this book in good conscience.
23
HOW MANY BORN-INS or almost born-ins, WOULD HAVE BECOME A JW IF SOMEONE CALLED AT THEIR DOOR?
by PaintedToeNail in
1. jw
2. friends
i know i would have never, ever been interested if someone would have come to my door as a jw.

i guess i really don't feel like i've ever had a real spiritual side to me.

the 'truth' would have never interested me, nor would i have ever accepted a bible study with anyone who came looking for a sheeple.
28
Why do we have to 'prove' anything to God. (This point made at assembly today)
by PaintedToeNail in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the point was made at the assembly today, that we have to 'prove' our love for jehovah to him.

as i sat there, bored, this thought struck me as odd.

since jehovah is supposed to be able to read 'hearts', why do we as humans, have to prove anything to him, since he already knows us down to our kidneys and would know if we loved him or not.