One confusing thing is that the gay movement encourages everybody who experiences same-sex attraction to define themselves as "gay," indeed to believe that "gay" is their very identity.
I personally do not believe there is any such thing as a gay "identity." Same-sex attraction is just a tendency to a certain kind of temptation, just as EVERYBODY --- because of innate personality traits ---- has a tendency to certain types of temptations.
But we don't DEFINE ourselves by our temptations. I don't call myself a "fornicat-a-sexual" because I was strongly tempted to fornication before marriage.
People don't call themselves "adulter-a-sexuals" because they are tempted to desire somebody else's spouse.
You don't claim that your temptations are your "core self."
And temptations are not sins. Scripture says "Jesus was tempted in every way that we are, and yet did not sin."
Tempted in EVERY way. Thank of that!!
God grant us a merciful healing of ALL our disorders.
May God grant me, and all sinners, a spirit of true repentance, and the joy of His salvation.
Mrs. Don-o
Excellent point. Just because my mind (or anyone's mind) comes up with a particular desire doesn't mean I have to follow that desire, worship that desire, or consider that desire my very self.
Everyone can look at the history of his/her life and find desires which were overwhelming in the past, and now are rejected or don't even bother one any more.
Desires which drag one away from God can and should be rejected, and they can, with God's help. I'm a living example of that!
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me."