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[Eagles2011]

Okay so here is the thing. I am 24 and I have battle with homosexuality for a little over 10 years. I came out of the closet in high school. I lived a very active lifestyle until 2 years ago when I found Christ. At first things where okay, they were not easy by any means. It was okay though. I was dealing with things. I struggle everyday with it and i just wish it would go away. I pray for it all the time, i just cannpt two this anymore. I can't be two people. I know who I want to be. I want to be a good christian. Things are going downhill fast. I am tired of fighting I just want this to go away. Is there someone who has gone through this that'd be willing to help me?

[spiritonetwothree]

Continue to pray without ceasing. Though, I don't understand your struggle I have friends who have shared the struggle. The gay friend I have is suffering in a gay lifestyle and almosts wishes he were single. He was happier. Dedicating your life to Christ will give you what you need.

Matthew 10:39
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Long suffering is part of Love and true love is only found in Christ. Pray for friends, and to be surrounded by those who believe and can support you threw this journey. I can't imagine how hard it is but I do know your struggle listening to one of the best friends I've ever had. He would now be happier alone enjoying his friendships. Knowing nothing bout you nor your experiences I can't say much but I know Christ will make a way where there seems to be no way.

God bless,
Sincerely,
Spirit

[Mackenaw]

I'm praying for you, Eagles2011 -- praying to our Lord in the name of Jesus. May God's will be done.

Remember always, that Jesus loves you, Eagles2011.

God bless and keep you.
In Christ Jesus' love,
Sister Mack

[Shan]

I used to struggle with homosexual thoughts I think due to abuse as a child and later allowing pornography in my life. What I realized is God provides a way out of temptation no matter what that temptation is and it is up to you to seek the way out or in this case stop the sinful thought and replace it with something of God. And a sin is a sin to God, while some may have harsher consequeces, don't beat yourself up more for the homosexual thought than the lie or cuss word or whatever other sin you might commit. Just keep praying to God with the hope and assurance that He will deliver you. God is very glad that you have acknowledged your sin and SEEK to please Him and not yourself, praise God. I leave you with these words from the Apostle Paul:

Romans 7

We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

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In Christ,
Shan