Working for Creeps

[satori001]

This thread is dedicated to most staff at TWI's various root and field locations.

Not all staff will believe they work for creeps, and there may be a few decent souls left in charge of something or other. To those we say, enjoy it while it lasts!

But we ALL know, The Way International is just crawling with creeps. It's almost a requirement for additional responsibility. You must prove your ability to abuse others with sufficient finesse to make them stick around, sufficient brutality to keep them intimidated.

I know, it may be seen as course, unloving, un-Christian even, to call these creeps "creeps." But I respect the vernacular, the language of the street. It has immediacy, it connects.

Besides, just WHAT is the word for "creep" in Way-speak? There is no word that I'm aware of. The words that might apply, like "possessed," or "old man" this or that, are frowned upon when referring to creepy "leadership."

But somewhere deep down, we remember what a creep is. We remember what an foot-kisser is, and to our dismay, if not horror, we may realize we've been kissing some creep's foot, because we love God, and we think God wants us to stand on the Word, even if it means crawl like a worm.

Years of crippling "positive thinking" has left us few resources for recognizing a pile of crap for what it is, before we place our nice clean shoe into it. (Sorry to mix the metaphors of crap and creep, but they do sound alike.)

What makes a creep a creep? How DO we count the ways? You already know of course, but we can think of a few, just to prime the pump.

A creep is someone who plays people against each other.

A creep is someone who brings their personal problems to work and takes them out on subordinates.

A creep is someone who abuses your best qualities (presumably, your love for God), demeans your best efforts, or takes undeserved credit for your own creativity (remember that word?) and sweat.

A creep tells you the fruits of your laber belong to God, but takes them for him or herself, presumably on behalf of God. (They must have a special deal worked out.)

That's just a few.

Now listen. You can go out into "the world" and get a job and find a boss who will treat you like that or worse.

The DIFFERENCE is this. What you do at your job is for money, and you make the choice every day whether to stay or find better conditions.

What you do for The Way International is for God. Can you make the choice whether to stay or find a better God? No.

The difference, then, is that your love for God is being used to keep you in virtual captivity, serving - not God but - men and women who place themselves above you. Is that "freedom" in Christ? Is that "release from your prisons?"

God may exist beyond The Way International... Ya think? If He is your sufficiency (to leave the vernacular behind for a moment), then maybe you should prove it. You can shake the dust off your feet.

Do yourselves (and truthfully, God too) a favor for a change.

[krys]

That is a great post Satori. I like the way you think. I only hope those you wrote it for will read it and understand it and see the wisdom in it.

[Ham]

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Now listen. You can go out into "the world" and get a job and find a boss who will treat you like that or worse.

Ah yes. And the pay scale is so much higher..

[Ham]

Who knows- maybe reality will come like a flash-

"You mean to tell me that they actually will PAY us to put up with the abuse???" Heh heh.

[Belle]

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What you do for The Way International is for God. Can you make the choice whether to stay or find a better God? No.

The difference, then, is that your love for God is being used to keep you in virtual captivity, serving - not God but - men and women who place themselves above you. Is that "freedom" in Christ? Is that "release from your prisons?"

God may exist beyond The Way International... Ya think? If He is your sufficiency (to leave the vernacular behind for a moment), then maybe you should prove it. You can shake the dust off your feet.

Do yourselves (and truthfully, God too) a favor for a change.

Excellent post, Satori. I, too, hope they read it and get the message. :)-->

[Zshot]

Excellent question...

Is God your sufficiency or is twi?

Is God bigger than twi?

Is John 3:16 as well as the rest of the Bible for people in twi only?

Do you trust God more than twi?

[Research Geek]

The Way Tree has become a monkey tree. To the monkeys at the top looking down all they see is the lower monkeys looking up at them with smiling faces. But the view upward from the monkeys at the bottom is very different. All they see are @$$ holes!

[Belle]

And now they've added more monkeys to the top of that tree.....all that means to the ones at the bottom is more cards to stay up all night making and more "I'm so blessed" letters to write.