Hi Luke, great to have you on the forum. I too was raised in a Christian family, Mum and Dad a little more traditional but 4 born again sisters! ( in my story!) I actually fell in love with a woman not ever thinking I was gay. My family all reacted in ways I didn’t expect but then again they didn’t expect this from me also! Being true to yourself and being happy with that truth is sooo liberating. I’m coming up to 2yrs with my partner in May, good on you and your guy making 9 months! Keep smiling 😀

Hey buddy,

Good to hear your story. I’m sure heaps of people can relate to what you’ve been through, which is funny, because when you’re going through it you think that you’re the only one! Our stories are very similar (including the dark, suicidal times) and so I was wondering if I can offer one piece of advice? It’s awesome that you’ve come to a place where you realise that faith and who you are do not have to be incompatible, but I’d suggest that after the ‘unlearning’ comes a ‘relearning’ of how to balance the two things again. For me, this came as a revelation that God is actually interested in us individually, personally, and that I didn’t have to be a pastor to be serving him. If he’s made us this way, he’s pretty much able to use us just as we are.

I’m glad to say that since me and my husband (we’ve been together for 5 and a half years now, married for 6 months 😀 ) worked through our preconceptions of God, he’s used us constantly in ways and places that never would have been possible had we been straight!

So congratulations on being a light of hope to people. I encourage you to keep moving forward whilst not forgetting your past 🙂

Dash.

yes Hi Dash……always great to have you add your bit. You are the only married one on the forum as far as i know.

I think what you say is true for many of us……we just end up having a personal revelation that we are okay after years of self hatred and loathing……..then somewhere down the track we sort out the biblical stuff. First port of call is ‘am I trying to justify myself’……and we hear from those who say that you can’t really follow your heart……its desperately wicked……everything must be based on the word……but you still know deep down inside…..you are okay. His spirit witnesses with my spirit…..and i have peace.

thank god at last

This may sound incredibly “not in the know” but is gay marraige legal in Austrailia? Im sorry, Im just a stupid yank from the states where the thougt of gay marriage petrifes most people. My partner and I would love to get married, but we are waiting for the laws to change. To us there really is no point in it if we can get no benifit out of it. Ya know, like buying a home, medical benifits, taxes, ect.

oh, ok. LOL. I actually found out reading through all the posts in the discussion forum about gay marraige. My goodness that subject can get heated!! HA! I even posted my thoughts on there myself. 😛