As someone who used to struggle with same-sex attraction, this video report resounded deeply with me. I found a way out through the grace of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ, but I believe people of any religion or no religion can change. Here is some scientific evidence that it is possible to choose your sexual orientation. In other words, don't be a slave. You have inherent value, because you are a son or daughter of the Almighty God. If you with all your soul want to be homosexual, that's your decision. I wish you the best. If you don't want to want what you want and you haven't started your journey of change, I encourage you to embark. It took me years, but as in Caleb's experience, one day I just noticed it wasn't there anymore. It is gone. I am free. If you have tried and have not met your goals yet, there are several options. First, it might be in your best interest to adjust the ways in which you are trying to meet your goals. Are you designing your environment so as to avoid those factors that would damage you emotionally? Are you spending enough time with people who truly respect and value you? What are you doing about unhealthy relationships? How is your relationship with your body: do you give appropriate TLC to your health? your appearance? can you love being in your own skin? Who are your same-gender role models? Are they truly happy and why? What kind of a parent would you like to be? What kind of a husband or wife would you like to be? How can you get there? Do you respect your parents and their good qualities and emulate those good qualities while seeking greater light? Do you feel loved? Because you are loved. Are you finding joy in your gender? Are you strengthening your gender-specific talents, sharing them and appreciating them? Or, as Dr. Satinover says, for some people it doesn't change. I don't know what problem Paul had, but in the Bible he wrote about it: And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 2 Corinthians 12:7-11 Maybe you will struggle for the rest of your life. Maybe you will not have the opportunity to marry in this life. But the Lord's plan of salvation is that if you stay true to His gospel and His commandments, this life might not be a bowl of roses, but you will have the chance to receive His promised blessings in the next life: marriage, children, peace. Paul made peace with his problem in his mortal lifetime. You can too. Whether you identify more with the blind man, the woman caught in adultery, or the child full of questions, Jesus loves you. His hand is stretched out for you, no matter what you have done, no matter how you feel.
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