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Although no one enjoys painful trials, they are a necessity for the Christian life.
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For a Christian coming out of homosexuality or lesbianism, the homosexual problem may loom as large as a giant Redwood tree: enormous, obvious, unchangeable, unshakable. But just like the root system beneath the Redwood forest, homosexuality also has roots. There are many things "below the ground" that feed the gay identity and hold it firmly in place. This article overviews some of these key issues.
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For many of us the word "different" goes back to earliest childood. Translated, it always meant "inferior" or "less than." As we say over and over again, homosexuality is to a great extent an identity problem, and for most of us, one of the first identities we had was "different," and this grew into 'less than" and eventually into "homosexual."
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This is going to be a “fundamental” article, Homosexuality 101 so to speak. We are going to go to the heart of homosexuality by looking at attractions, and in so doing I hope to offer some valuable clues as to how you can deal with attractions in ways that foster the freedom for which you long.
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This article discusses both the historical and scriptural views on masturbation.
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Practical advice for dealing with a sexual fall.
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God wants to heal you. Most of the time He won't be doing it with the sudden, dramatic miracle; it is going to take a while. But, the process will be speeded up as you are able to unlink your needs and sex. As this happens, He will start meeting those needs, and He will start showing you how other relationships can meet them. Sex never will meet them.
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Does recovery from homosexual mean that we become "just like any other man (or woman)" in our sexual responses? And if we still have lingering same-sex attractions, there is something "wrong" with us?
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One of the most difficult battles faced by those overcoming homosexuality is working through attractions they still have to people of the same sex. Often, the enemy capitalizes on the situation to induce guilt, condemnation, and feelings of hopelessness and failure.
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I became involved quietly because I saw the pain of these men and because I thought I could help. I wanted to continue quietly because it was safer, easier and there was less accountability. However, during the last few years as I became aware that the professional organizations of psychotherapists which govern the ethical standards of the different disciplines were seriously considering ruling that it was unethical to treat homosexuals who wanted to change their orientation, my timidity and fear was overcome by indignation. (Haynes, NASW, APA)
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Porn is as close as your home computer and it's hooking Christians.
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Sex clubs, Internet porn, AIDS . . . with so much bad news, it’s easy to forget what God intended sex to be.
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Just as a spider's web is known for its strength and elasticity, so web porn is known for its lure and toxicity. What may have started as an inquisitive interest in web porn can result in an addictive interest. |
To move out from a lifetime of control and self-protection is an awesome thing for a woman who has been deeply hurt. It is only possible through the power of Jesus Christ, through His Spirit living in us.
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Healing is a word so frequently used that sometimes we forget to ask ourselves What is healing? We wait for it with the assumption that we'll recognize it when it comes. But what if we're looking for the wrong thing?
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This essay discusses the idea that marriage is a part of the healing process.
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No pain; no gain! Wisdom reduced to a cliche often loses its power. For the homosexual overcomer, however, this is wisdom that we need to take very seriously.
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Our tendency to feel guilt the moment a perverted sexual thought hits us is actually a step in the weakening process that can cause us to give into the temptation. How do we stop feeling guilty before we have sinned? |
Ten years ago I left the business world to become full time Director of Regeneration. I had been an accountant. I left all that. I gave up that old identity. It wasn't easy. It was difficult. How do you change who you perceive yourself to be? If I wasn't an accountant, who was I? At times I felt like I had no identity. I still felt so different from non-accountants. But gradually the change took place.
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Mourning is the process of acknowledging our pain and our regrets so that we can bring them to Jesus.
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