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Posted: Sun Dec 31st, 2006 02:46 am |
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I think that it is difficult sometimes to separate the fact that a man has same-sex desires and the acting out on those desires. I feel that I have seen myself as queer for so long that I have feel guilty when I have not even done anything wrong! I find myself asking the Lord for forgiveness for just having a fleeting desire. Okay, so it can be classified as lust I suppose. Even when I am walking in victory there are times that I just think of what I am and I feel like I have fallen. I am married and have a ministry of helping others. I read the Word and maintain my relationship with the Lord, but there still are times that I feel like I do not measure up or should even think of ministry. And worse, if people really knew what I was struggling with, they would not even like me!! I know that there are other guys out there with the same struggle.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31st, 2006 06:51 am |
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This is from the lds church, but I think provides a good perspective with support from scripture. Hope it helps some:
http://www.lds.org/newsroom/issues/answer/0,19491,6056-1-202-4-202,00.html
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Posted: Sat Jan 6th, 2007 07:01 pm |
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Dear Gaylon,
Thank you for referring me to the article. It was very helpful. I seldom see literature addressing the desires that linger, even though a man is not acting upon them.
Thanks,
servant
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Posted: Wed Jan 10th, 2007 12:55 am |
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servant wrote: Dear Gaylon,
Thank you for referring me to the article. It was very helpful. I seldom see literature addressing the desires that linger, even though a man is not acting upon them.
Thanks,
servant
Glad it helped. Praying for you. I have friends in the same situation, and it can be a lonely place. But I believe that God's grace covers all who turn to Him...
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Posted: Wed Jan 10th, 2007 04:19 am |
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Dear Servant,
Have you found help and or any more victory?
Jim
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Posted: Mon Jan 15th, 2007 08:39 pm |
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Jim, sorry for taking so long to answer but I have not checked this site for a few days. In regard to having the desires but not acting on them - I have come to the conclusion that I will always have a certain attraction to certain men. That is not to say that I cannot walk in victory though. I am doing what I counsel other men to do who are heterosexual. I am building my relationship with the Lord and spending more time in the Word, in serious devotional study of several books and of course, prayer. This helps immensely. Due to my past (in which I never lived the gay lifestyle!) but hooked up with many people over the years and some right in church - well, anyway, I bring to mind the consequences and the unpleasant parts of such encounters and that helps too. I have a desire to help others who are facing their greatest challenge in trying to live holy and yet have a tendency toward forbidden sin and its trappings. I am writing to one young man now and hope that he can benefit from my experiences. I am more comfortable doing that through private messaging, not that others might profit from the information shared, but it seems safer to disclose oneself if it is not written for the whole world to see. Thanks for your interest and taking time to reply.
Servant
Last edited on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 08:40 pm by servant
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Posted: Tue Jan 23rd, 2007 05:15 am |
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| i feel your pain. your self description sounds similar to me. never acted out, but feel guilty for my thought life. i'm praying for you.
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