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God I’m weary of ex-gay teaching all the way into my bones.
Brings me back to sophomore year, weeping on the Intervarsity prayer room floor, begging Jesus to make me holy, bc all I ever wanted was to be completely Jesus’ & I didn’t know my queer self could be Christ’s, too
Brings me back to sophomore year, weeping on the Intervarsity prayer room floor, begging Jesus to make me holy, bc all I ever wanted was to be completely Jesus’ & I didn’t know my queer self could be Christ’s, too
I always wanted to “give all I had to the poor and follow Me,” and I truly saw my queerness as something to give up, something I *could* give up, so that more of me could belong to Christ.
I exhausted myself trying to rip out pieces of myself that were not only essential parts of my Me-ness, my God-createsd whole self, but were gifts to me and my family and friends and yes gifts to the church herself.
I honestly am dog-tired of these convos about JHP because she preaches so much truth and mixes it with the most toxic, heartbreaking theology. She nabs queer kids who were like me - intense ones, who only wanted to give their whole lives to Christ.
But I didn’t know that in trying to rip out my queerness, my whole life would become about ripping out my queerness, and not following Christ at all.
The ex-gayness became an idol and instead of drawing me to Jesus it drew me towards into an obsession with myself.
The ex-gayness became an idol and instead of drawing me to Jesus it drew me towards into an obsession with myself.
There is so much sin in our lives that keeps us from loving God and loving our neighbor. When we begin to obsess about pieces of ourselves that are NOT sin - beloveds, what an exhausting and tragic waste.
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I wish I could snap my fingers & free every tired queer soul from this exhausting battle.
I wish y’all could see what a gift you are to the Church & how delighted Christ is with you.
I wish you knew that your queerness is on purpose, not a mistake to fix or a sin to eradicate.
I wish y’all could see what a gift you are to the Church & how delighted Christ is with you.
I wish you knew that your queerness is on purpose, not a mistake to fix or a sin to eradicate.
You can still be sanctified and queer; following the narrow path and queer; giving all you have to the poor and queer; recklessly jumping off the side of a fishing boat to swim to Jesus and queer;
giving your heart and soul and mind and strength to Jesus- and be so queer.
giving your heart and soul and mind and strength to Jesus- and be so queer.
Your queerness is a gift from God - a gift to you, and a gift that blesses everyone you meet.
Believe that you are made perfectly and believe that your name is Beloved.
Go in peace, in your full queer selves, to love and serve the Lord.
Believe that you are made perfectly and believe that your name is Beloved.
Go in peace, in your full queer selves, to love and serve the Lord.
