I work at a University and meet heaps of gay people. Most seem to be very unhappy underneath the “Gay” facade. I have come across quite a few of them that have bad gambling problems as well. The lifestyle they lead is not fulfilling, their relationships rarely last and they are always looking for the next thrill or romantic entanglement. They are to be pitied not exalted!
Mel
Seems like a vicious circle, much like abuse leads to a vicious circle with wounded girls (for instance) having a subconcious attraction to abusive men because they want to find and finally please somebody just like their abusive dad. It’s a wound looking for healing in all the wrong places. Not a conscious choice but one seated in their deepest longings.
How good it is that the Lord knows our deepest longings. He knows how we have been hurt and He is able to open up the wound, disinfect it with truth, and grow new healthy flesh through His love which is everything that fallen humans can never be for us.
So much of the political banter leaves me feeling hopeless. People who argue on the boards are so entrenched in their own worldview that they don’t change. But out in the everyday world there are hurting people whose pain eventually reaches a point where it is unbearable and change HAS to happen. Those people who have the Word of God presented to them have an awesome opportunity to be given new life. It’s every bit as miraculous as resurrection, and it is happening every day.
It is SO important that the Word of God not be snuffed out among us. The devil really wants to silence us and remove the opportunity for resurrection, so he can keep people ensnared. That’s one way that the “political” battle intersects the spiritual battle. Satan is the Father of Lies, and he uses political lies as well as spiritual lies to try to silence the Gospel and keep people ensnared. I pray that the Lord will give us all wisdom, courage, and faithfulness to engage in the important battles and to do so in a way that offers life and hope to those trapped.
HOMOSEXUAL, because there's nothing GAY about it.
A few years ago I stood in line waiting for some tickets to go on sale. The woman standing beside me talked constantly on her cell phone like she was at home alone. In 30 minutes I heard every detail of her life and how unhappy she was at the “choice” she had made years before. She made the choice to become a lesbian and now she regretted it. I remember that I actually felt sorry for her.