Jehovahs Witnesses.. please help!! [this is long]?

Former Jehovah's Witness here, and I'm not going to say anything bad about them because (most of them) are decent, law-abiding, moral and nice people. I've got serious worries about you father, mother and brothers, though. They claim to to J.Ws? But let's put them to one side for the moment.

For God so loved the world he sent.......? A committee? An organisation? Religion? The Governing Body? Fear of Armageddon?

None of the above. For God so loved the world he sent Christ Jesus.

What do we have to do to be saved.....? Follow the rules and regulations of an organisation? Unquestioningly obey men and believe everything the Governing Body says?

None of the above. All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Sweetheart, I'm really worried for your physical, mental and spiritual well-being. You need help, and I don't think you're getting it from your family or from any Jehovah's Witness.

As a former Jehovah's Witness all I can tell you is that serving an organisation is not the way to please Jehovah. Go straight to Jehovah, in prayer, and get out your Bible and start reading it for yourself. Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide and help you and trust in Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. He never turns away any who cry out to him. Ask, and you shall receive. My prayers go with you.

Yes, I was 14 and still am a Witness. I was baptized in '79. My parents are still witnesses as are most of my brothers and sisters. All I remember being said about 1975 was that it had been 6,000 years since Adams creations and could there be any sufficient in that. Anyone who took if further than that was their own speculation and they must have only been serving Jehovah for a date and it was their own lack of faith that caused them to leave Jehovah. Jehovah's Witnesses have more than double since that time. There are now close to 7 million worldwide in 736 lands. Grey Tower: there has been no connect with the 120 years that Noah preached and the end of this system. We always believe that the end could come tomorrow, so we should always be ready as it will come as a "theft when we least expect it". "Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels in the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father knows." Matt 24: 26 We do know the season, that we are living in the last days. Matt 24: 2; Tim 3:1-5 Jehovah is the only one who knows when he will bring the end of this system.

As a former JW I understand we have been taught that we can 'invite demons in' through by using things such as oujji boards, but in no way can they harm you just because you sleep a certain way. I felt a lesser version of your anxiety just after I left the religion, thinking that now I've joined 'the world' that God would not protect me against the demons. I had nightmares every night for a long time. The reality is so different though and it's just the guilt that makes you feel the way you do.

You think that the religion is the truth because that is how it has been taught to you. Jehovah's Witnesses are never meant to question their teachings, but accept all of them without doubt. The problem with this is that God gave you free will. He wants you to make your own choices and test what you hear to ensure it is the truth.

The first thing you should do is pray. God will listen to your prayers, He will understand how you feel and what is making you act in a certain way. Ask Him to direct you to the truth but keep an open mind that the truth may not be with the witnesses.

Another thing that might help is if you get some kind of therapy. Sometimes we need professional help, it is not a sign of weakness at all. You've been through so much and it might help to speak to someone about how to deal with your emotions.

I can only say that I'm very sorry that your life has taken the path it has to this point.

But in order to think clearly and make the important decisions in life that you will have to make (and that we all have to make), you need clear thinking facilities. You need all the short term memory and mental abilities you can muster.

That will mean letting go of the use of any kind of drugs for a period of time. Any thing that is said till then may not have the same importance to you.

Once you are able to evaluate things with a clear mind, you will see what Jehovah has to offer you for the future. That grand future will overshadow ANY "good feeling" that you obtain through drugs.

I would hope you look at this as a warm invitation that Jehovah is extending to you to come back. He desires all to attain to repentance. He does not desire any to lose their life.

I was going to email you but you do not have it open.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

I am a Jehovah's Witness, and I am real sorry, my dear one, for all the suffering you have gone through. Don't listen to all those people that are Jehovah's Witnesses haters, they criticize us blindly, but yet they approve of killing millions of innocent people in wars. Jehovah and Jesus love you very much and they want you to come back to them. Psalms 27:10 says In case my own Father and my own mother did leave me, Even Jehovah himself would take me up. Read all of chapter 27, and see how Jehovah wants to take care of you. You don't need liquor or drugs to make you feel good, what you need is God's unconditional love. May Jehovah bless you and take care of you.

the majority of my family are all jehovah witnesses, and yes they will seperate you from the concreation for smoking pot. i'm an avid pot smoker and i can not see where it is bad. it helps with my pancreatitis, my depression, helps unwind from a ruff day, and it grows naturally, how anyone can put a ban on it i'll never know. as for the bad feelings when you speak of religon, if you belive there are demons, well theres your answer. remember though, you don't need a church or even a kindom hall just be a good person in generall. god made pot for a reason, enjoy it. also, what is your take on the antichrist, i belive he's coming into power in the new year. he's pro world peace government, and micro-chip inplants as well as scannable tattoos. i'm preparing for how to survive during the reign of the antichrist. are you? you can email me a response at jimieddieperanteau@yahoo.com

I think the drugs are making you paranoid, as far as God is concerned. As far as everything else, you should talk to a councillor as you have serious family issues that no-one on here can possibly help you with. The internal struggle you have is only made worse by your drug use and you need find another way

Girl,

If you actually did attend meetings, study and associate with the brothers and sisters, you didn't learn a single thing from them.

Distance yourself from these mind control cults.

These mind control cults are just like the cigarette companies. They know that if they can get you when you are young (vulnerable and impressionable) they will most likely have you for the rest of your life. On the other hand, if you can make it to adulthood without falling into one of their traps then you most likely never will. Perhaps we need some laws on the books to make indoctrinating anyone under 18 years of age into one of these mind control cults a form of child abuse.

Why are you slave of Marijuana??

"EVERYONE takes drugs." That sweeping statement may be used to induce the naive to experiment with illicit drugs. But depending on how we define "drugs," those words contain an element of truth.

The term "drug" is defined as: "Any chemical substance, whether of natural or synthetic origin, which can be used to alter perception, mood or other psychological states." That is a useful, broad description of what are called psychoactive drugs, although it does not cover many medicinal drugs used for physical ailments.

According to that definition, alcohol is a drug. The danger lies in its immoderate use, which is evidently increasing. A survey of colleges and universities in a Western country found that "binge drinking is the most serious drug problem on college campuses." The survey revealed that 44 percent of students were binge drinkers.*