"draw close to jehovah" book.
page 106, para 20:.
20 does serving whole-souled mean that we must all spend the same amount of time and energy in the ministry?
How do you avoid the stress from attending Katewild? Any tips?- BU2B
I know it's just short term, plus I text guys from dating sites during the meeting. Prepare well before I go, so I can vent on here if needed. Just laugh at the whole farce in my head. Kate xx
"draw close to jehovah" book.
page 106, para 20:.
20 does serving whole-souled mean that we must all spend the same amount of time and energy in the ministry?
The hypocrisy makes my brain hurt....-Stuck
This is called congnitive dissonance. CD causes severe headaches and depression. I am attending meetings again but not suffereing CD. The hypocrisy just makes me laugh as I observe different ones follow the direction blindly and others just disobey everything and try and cover it over.
If your brain is hurting you need to protect it.
Kate xx
as the name says, i'm back for more.
i used to be fairly active on here but have been away for years and am back for more.. first, a bit about me.
i'm a 36 year old man.
Welcome back...thanks for your experience. I understand fully about wanting loved ones to wake up and stop wasting their lives. Kate xx
this is not meant to be a slag off the bible thread.. i had a question asked me the other day and it was: 'do you live by anything from the bible?'.
i had to think about that one because i was force grown in the filthy, disgusting cult of the paedophile loving watchtower(r).. you know what?
i really don't know if i just naturally am a great bloke or if any 'nice' bits in the bible influenced me......or has western culture been influenced by the bible for good and bad?.
Double thread Punk........ooops Kate xx
this is not meant to be a slag off the bible thread.. i had a question asked me the other day and it was: 'do you live by anything from the bible?'.
i had to think about that one because i was force grown in the filthy, disgusting cult of the paedophile loving watchtower(r).. you know what?
i really don't know if i just naturally am a great bloke or if any 'nice' bits in the bible influenced me......or has western culture been influenced by the bible for good and bad?.
I dont drink, gamble (apart from lotto), fornicate, do any drugs, steal or lie.-WMF
Well done WMF, but the celibacy is a bit extreme. Being promiscuous is not dignified and becomes mechanical with strangers, but finding someone while we're still young is okay. All the other things I agree with, I do drink also, but in moderation.
Kate xx
this is not meant to be a slag off the bible thread.. i had a question asked me the other day and it was: 'do you live by anything from the bible?'.
i had to think about that one because i was force grown in the filthy, disgusting cult of the paedophile loving watchtower(r).. you know what?
i really don't know if i just naturally am a great bloke or if any 'nice' bits in the bible influenced me......or has western culture been influenced by the bible for good and bad?.
I try and follow Matt 7.12 " Do unto others................".
But I agree with Laika that Matt Chapters 5-7 the sermon has mostly good advice.
However I do take exception with Luke 9.23 “If anyone wants to come after me, let him disown himself . . . and follow me continually.” I am not sure if it still the sermon on the mount, but putting Jesus beofre family and personal care needs is not something I agree with.
Kate xx
in my area the general sense is bleak.
many are in survival mode.
even at the convention the appearance of the majority was unhappy and tired.
Our cong is very zealous all the elders, about 13, are pioneering for the special activity and they are zealed up to the boots. They have annoucements about FS groups every meeting, we have an announcement on Thurs about the final number pioneering.
The Announcement about the big announcement case, just like the meeting to arrange a meeting. Total nonsense...I am looking forward to this special month as I am turning 41 and feeling 21 again, yipee. 16th Aug special day.
We also have a London ex JW meetup on the 23rd Aug, when the International RC is on at Twickers. Exciting month ahead.
Kate xx
this is classic damned if you do, damned if you dont.. the choice is.
1. be a hypocrite.
i just came to the realization that those of us still in and who know ttatt have only 2choices.
BU2B,
Very frustrating indeed. This is what Cedars was lobbying about and trying to not get DF'd, but him and his wife are DA'd not much different although at a local level they have some contact with his wifes family for necessary business. Aparantly relationships with Cedars family are strained atm.
Deffo dammed if you do or don't, their game their rules.
Kate xx
at the international convention here i just got off the elevator with anthony morris.
he was heading to the basement and i was heading up to administration.
i rode one floor down with him before i went up to my destination.
If I was in a lift with him, I would ask him how he feels Holy Spirit guiding him. I ask that to all Christians I meet, JWs or not. I get a bunch of different responses, very interesting in fact. The best I got was when an elder said.........
"I know Holy Spirit is guiding me when I read the bible and follow it" - Bro NiceButDim
What nonsense, the bible says nothing about KateWild's repentant heart. Dumb bleeps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kate xx
question: can any of you that have successfully faded out of the jw world without being df'd or da'd relate to me/us how you were able to maintain at least one or a few of your "still in" friends or family?
(and even if you were df'd or da'd and still maintained some relationships, how did that go?).
obviously, the truly demented, sick and twisted (and highly effective) policies and structure of the wtbt$ to set up a system by which anyone that chooses to no longer believe or participate must be treated as "mentally diseased" and a pariah by their own friends and family is the hands down, numero uno reason why many hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of jw's do not leave.
My daughter faded and only has has JW friends that have left too......but they keep going back like yoyo's so when they do.......friendships are strained. I am Df'd and have maintained friendships. How does that work eh?
Leaving WT is making a new life........some friendships are JWNers like me xx
Kate xx
