Homosexuality to Holiness Part IV – Misconceptions about God’s Love

Yes love, I know you have been waiting. I appreciate the people who come up to me in public and ask, “Amoy, why aren’t you writing?”. You call me out on my waywardness and remind me of the mantle. Thank you, Jesus, for PK! Go visit her blog about her journey with Mental Illness here.

Recap

In my last blog post Homosexuality to Holiness Part III, I promised to share how members of the church reacted to my past. However, the Holy Spirit has spoken and that will not be this blog’s focus. If this is your first read of the series catch up by reading Parts I, II, and III. It was a struggle to write this blog post because I wanted to share on something that God didn’t see as necessary right now. Instead, He wants me to share on the misconception of God’s love.

Inspiration

This series is inspired by a previous encounter with a college mate on Facebook. Before this encounter, I had been sensing some tension from persons within the homosexual community. God wanted me to clearly state my stance. With my new found faith and my controversial past, it seems I have to be on my best behaviour as it relates to matters about the homosexual community. If I share any news about the church and the gay community, I was watched. Social media was an exam and I was being graded for tone and stance in my commentary. Admittedly, I often stayed away from the conversation; maybe God was hiding me, maybe I was afraid. Read on.

Context

A comment on a Gleaner article shared on the Gleaner’s Facebook page was hilarious to me so I shared the post saying “Someone wants none of this in 2019”. I was confronted with a question about God’s love and whether or not He would be pleased with me sharing the content or laughing at the ordeal. Apparently, me finding the comment funny meant that I had no regard for the JFLAG headquarters being burnt to the ground on New Year’s Eve. I reacted with “Whatever perceptions or thoughts you have run with it. Not in the mood. Hold your truth. Live with it. The COMMENT is funny. Happy 2019.” Apparently, my comment suggested that my past had become a figment of my imagination and as a holy and righteous Christian I can forget God’s ‘love’ and laugh at the misfortune of others.

Sidenote: text communication is the worst! People understand based on their perception and miscommunication is the order of the day. Quite frankly, ain’t nobody (especially me) has the time to explain.

Long story short, she sent me a long Facebook message (I have yet to respond to) and unfriended me. I pray she finds whatever she is searching for in life. We all get one life to live and we should aim to live whatever we have accepted as our truth. It’s always sad to see the enemy toy with persons who were once sold out for Christ though. Identity is one of the devil’s playthings. Protect your God-given identity.

Wow, this post is getting long.

Harsh Truth

I say all this to say, it is important for us to understand the characteristics of God; His love, His rebuke, His longing for us to be one with Him. Many people use their church trauma, rejection or other misfortunes to establish an idea of who God should be to justify their actions and emotions.

Harsh truth: my God, the Christian God, will never be happy with your decision to intentionally live in sin. When persons around you identify your sin by name and are upset about it, it is not a personal attack. God will never be pleased with you serving Him and making a choice to intentionally continue a homosexual lifestyle. Your choices have far surpassed a struggle and are now a lifestyle. And, you want your church or family to be happy about it. No. Them stripping you of your ministry roles in church and wanting you to change is not a hate attack.

I agree that approach makes the difference but many of you want your church and your family to welcome your sin. You want to enjoy both sides of the fence but it doesn’t work like that. You must make a choice and you can’t have both. Homosexual desire is not what God originally intended and your distorted desires are a sign that you have turned away from God or don’t know Him. In an effort to be one with God and fuel your own desires, you develop your own definition of God’s love.

Common Misconceptions of God’s Love

Here are some common perceptions and misconceptions about God’s love:

1. God should accept you with whatever sexual identity you have claimed for yourself.
2. God’s love can be used as an excuse to abuse grace.
3. Displaying God’s love means that you cannot disagree with anyone else’s lifestyle or choices.
4. Boldly displaying your lack of contentment with a sin you once engaged in doesn’t mean that you hate everyone who engages in that sin.
5. Knowing and spreading God’s love does not equate to agreeing with ungodly actions.

I respect all people and love all people but you can agree that many people in the homosexual community are selfish, harsh, and hateful toward the Christian community. And the same is true about Christians towards homosexuals. Moral of my story? Don’t jump to conclusions. You will never see your definition of God’s love expressed through everyone.

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