Getting set free from Bondage!

On May 7, 2010, at 6:44 PM, Ardys Boyd wrote:










Being a Jehovah's Witness was certainly a mind controlled religion. It was full of man made rules. I was in bondage to an organization that taught us the way you live on this earth now will determine if you will be saved in the end. In their terms, the end meant Armageddon, where the world would be destroyed and only good Jehovah's Witnesses would be saved. During this time of my life, I made many mistakes and was always sad because I did not want to be destroyed. I was always told that I was responsible for my children, which meant that if I sinned or made any mistakes, my children would be destroyed as well. I always thought, "What a cruel God?" I began to pray about this. I needed answers but had no one to turn to.


I met a wonderful man through a friend of mine and began to tell him I was a Jehovah's Witness and would not be able to date him. However, I really enjoyed talking to him and realizedd I was able to be myself around him and his family. Being a JW, we lived a life of pretense. You had to become what they wanted you to become, instead of who God created you to be. I decided to continue the relationship with him despite the consequences I would have to face from the organization.


Eventually, we fell in love. I began to get very close to his family. One day, I was asked questions about my religion by one of his cousins. They began to talk to me about the bible. I was hesitant to listen. As JW's we were not supposed to listen to any other religion nor enter any churches. However after a few conversations with the family, I became curious about what they were saying. The first Scripture was, John:1 which says, "In The beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God." JW do not believe in the Trinity at all! I debated that scripture tooth and nail. Well, all I can say is, the seed was sown that day. I began to think to myself and wonder whether there really was something to what she just read to me. That day, I began to pray for God to show me more. At this point, I had no intentions of not being a JW, because my entire family was Jehovah's Witnesses. If I chose to leave the Organization, I would be shunned by the whole entire family and the Organization. So this was a very tough decision for me. I was afraid for myself and my children! By this time, I'd fallen in love with Jim. I decided to try to convert him to the Jehovah's Witness faith, instead of his family converting me. Boy, I did not know the plan of action God had for me!