hadoz
I do understand your sympathy for these people but their leaders have much to answer for.
They are being fed lie after lie and unfortunatly they are believing them wholeheartedly, instead of finding out more, inquiring and asking all sorts of questions, like lambs to the slauter.
Though isn't that just typical of more religions.
I find there is just 'no talking, no discussion' at all with my daughter in law, therefore I tried to get her interest through books I'd given to her, 'Do All Ways lead To God?' was one, the other one they both read was 'Run Baby Run' by Nicky Cruz this was the powerful one which lead my son to discover who Christ was and get saved although when he returned home to his wife the JW as he was left her and staying with me at that time, he started the slippery slide downhill rapidly, and is now backslidden, see, she started confusing him with her man made belief and he ate the bait.
He was just a babe in Christ, what did he know, not how to hold on, I tried but my efforts weren't wanted.
Now I too am going through a terrible time, in a deep deep valley, and all this seems not just as important, though it is, but just not now to me.
My Dad died, though saved, last year, this year, his last brother died, though only saved 4months at 81yrs, I had the greatest of pleasure of pointing him to the Saviour, then the next week I took 2 differant infections, severe saitica, which lead to extremely painfull spasms as I have osteoprosis, I was bed ridden for 8 days, then my husband who verbally abuses me in drink, not sober, did another one of his usual outbursts and wrote me a letter telling me to live in my Uncles house (he had left it to me in his will) not the first time he's put me out of my home and it's always when I'm not well myself,
I did this, took my wee dog of 14yrs with me and my wee Grandson came too he's 10yrs, we are great pals, I thank god and pray I will be influence on his young life, well half way through that week, my wee dog took very ill and had to go to vet, she had to be put to sleep, she had a disease I never knew about a tumor.
I have been wrecked, my husband though great support sober see's no wrong in what he does to me, the drink clouds his mind, it controls him.
Although he only drinks maybe once every two/three weeks it's enough to take, as he lashes out with his tongue at me every time, it's my Christianity gets a blow, he wrote he couldnt' live with my lifestyle anymore, he'd be happier off without me, we will have been married 36yrs next month, if I manage to see it.
At 54 yrs I cannot live this way anymore, he is never sorry, see he thinks he does no wrong so what has he then to be sorry about?
I'm at my tether's end, I told him I'd walk away, go to hell, live like the heathen, as this life is tormenting him, but I can't, I thank God I can't, I didnt' go to church last night, I did go in the morning but I always go both, he goes on the night as a rule, guess it was to stop him, I don't know.
sorry if this thread needs to move, it's okay, I found myself just drifting off on this, didnt' mean to, sorry again, I have no one, to turn to, my youngest son 23yrs seems to be the only one who cares what happens to me, as for the other 3 who are all older, no, not even my Mum, things are strained between us lately, since Dad died, I guess it was maybe I was his wee girl, I don't know, and Mum is a Christain, although doesnt' attend church and hasnt' for most of her walk, and that's 17yrs, so she's not grown, saved and stuck as they say.
I took myself of in the car my Uncle also gave me, and stayed away overnight in a lovely seaside town, my wee Grandson came with me we had a joyous time, that's were we went to a Baptist church, I didn't want to return home, and when I did I was so down.
Were to? what do I do?
hubby says last night we'll try again, but he drinking will continue, the verbal abuse will happen again, what then?
I've lost touch with my God, I find prayer hard, I've let him down so badly, I know he forgives and forgives but I can't, I know we don't forgive ourselves, I've just read a book on it, cause if we can't then we are not accepting His forgiveness.
I did get an encouraging word in that wee Baptist church, was
1 Samuel 14 v 6
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
Maybe I'm more like Saul, I won't wait on the Lord to tremble his heart.
all I know is I'm weary, wore down, and distraut.
Much has happend these past few months, I've never had the like of it.
I can't stop weeping for my wee dog Elle, a black Pomeranian, she really was faithfull, with unconditional love, my shadow I nick named her.
Sorry this post has been so long, I hope you maybe can give some answers or if not some reassurance on my spiritual life.
Oh how poor Job must have suffered those friends of his.
But if is I who is wrong then so should I suffer it.
Thank you