Comments for LesBePure - Christian Lesbian Community http://lesbepure.com There's a new way to think, respond and react! Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:55:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How can you be authentic in who you are while living a secret? by joni http://lesbepure.com/how-can-you-be-authentic-in-who-you-are-while-living-a-secret/#comment-81 joni Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:55:24 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/?p=805#comment-81 Stephanie, that is a great question and one that I ask often and have had many different answers. It breaks my heart when I know that someone has to live in secret. The reasons opened my eyes so far beyond myself and my small little world. Your statement to the Lord is one that I too made myself almost word for word. I realized that when I prayed about something I was doing, or a personality or character issue, sin, anything I was seeking change on in myself... He answered... it was a process and was painful at times, but He was with me through it and change came.. except in this one area of being a lesbian. I finally clued in, there was nothing for Him to change, He created me this way. Stephanie, that is a great question and one that I ask often and have had many different answers. It breaks my heart when I know that someone has to live in secret. The reasons opened my eyes so far beyond myself and my small little world.

Your statement to the Lord is one that I too made myself almost word for word. I realized that when I prayed about something I was doing, or a personality or character issue, sin, anything I was seeking change on in myself… He answered… it was a process and was painful at times, but He was with me through it and change came.. except in this one area of being a lesbian. I finally clued in, there was nothing for Him to change, He created me this way.

]]> Comment on How can you be authentic in who you are while living a secret? by Stephanie http://lesbepure.com/how-can-you-be-authentic-in-who-you-are-while-living-a-secret/#comment-79 Stephanie Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:59:59 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/?p=805#comment-79 That question just makes me ask another question.. why are you living in secret right now? I lived in secret for years and coming from a conservative Christian background I certainly had my reasons for doing so. For me the fact that I had to leave 'normal' Christian circles which was a big part of my life, meant that I had to start to seek God in a new, raw and honest way. This was a blessing I really didn't expect. I got to the point where I was basically screaming at Him 'this is me and I can't be someone else anymore and if you love me you will accept the way you made me or make me straight!' (really mature I know) God has shown me Himself in a way that I don't believe would have been possible had I stayed in hiding and still within my church. In short my Dad still has a hard time accepting me and I don't belong to any church at the moment, and although I do miss the fellowship, I wouldn't trade acceptance for the 'peace that passes all understanding' that I now have in my very authentic walk with our Lord. That question just makes me ask another question.. why are you living in secret right now?
I lived in secret for years and coming from a conservative Christian background I certainly had my reasons for doing so.
For me the fact that I had to leave ‘normal’ Christian circles which was a big part of my life, meant that I had to start to seek God in a new, raw and honest way.
This was a blessing I really didn’t expect.
I got to the point where I was basically screaming at Him ‘this is me and I can’t be someone else anymore and if you love me you will accept the way you made me or make me straight!’
(really mature I know)
God has shown me Himself in a way that I don’t believe would have been possible had I stayed in hiding and still within my church.
In short my Dad still has a hard time accepting me and I don’t belong to any church at the moment, and although I do miss the fellowship, I wouldn’t trade acceptance for the ‘peace that passes all understanding’ that I now have in my very authentic walk with our Lord.

]]> Comment on God will see you through every moment of your life! by Tammy http://lesbepure.com/god-will-see-you-through-every-moment-of-your-life/#comment-78 Tammy Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:15:48 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/?p=716#comment-78 I am in absolute agreement with you!! Thank you for your words of wisdom!! I am in absolute agreement with you!! Thank you for your words of wisdom!!

]]> Comment on God Shaped Hole by joni http://lesbepure.com/god-shaped-hole/#comment-77 joni Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:42:13 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/wordpress/?p=149#comment-77 love this. you know, it is so true.. i think of the many times in my life when thirst is the exact way to describe.. i thirst from the depths of my being for more of Him. and there are many times when i just stay in that state of thirsting.. when it is as simple as going to my Source, Jesus Christ and allowing Him to be that life giving water to my life. He bids us come... why do we wait? love this. you know, it is so true.. i think of the many times in my life when thirst is the exact way to describe.. i thirst from the depths of my being for more of Him. and there are many times when i just stay in that state of thirsting.. when it is as simple as going to my Source, Jesus Christ and allowing Him to be that life giving water to my life. He bids us come… why do we wait?

]]> Comment on Authenticity by joni http://lesbepure.com/authenticity/#comment-76 joni Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:33:39 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/?p=729#comment-76 The end seems cut off so abruptly, but it was because I realized I had hit the maximum for letters. It was hard to get it all in 5000 words. As painful as my experience of coming out to my church was.... I must say that there has also been such beauty, grace and love as well. Not everyone shunned me. Not every conversation left me with scars. The Lord never left!!! He didn't stop using me. Truth.. embrace truth.. and that is Jesus!!! The end seems cut off so abruptly, but it was because I realized I had hit the maximum for letters. It was hard to get it all in 5000 words.

As painful as my experience of coming out to my church was…. I must say that there has also been such beauty, grace and love as well. Not everyone shunned me. Not every conversation left me with scars.

The Lord never left!!! He didn’t stop using me. Truth.. embrace truth.. and that is Jesus!!!

]]> Comment on A Time of Transition by mary http://lesbepure.com/a-time-of-transition/#comment-67 mary Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:23:35 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/wordpress/?p=189#comment-67 my words exactly sooo very true my words exactly sooo very true

]]> Comment on The Mountain – The Day I Accepted I Am Lesbian by mary http://lesbepure.com/the-mountain-the-day-i-accepted-i-am-lesbian/#comment-66 mary Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:22:27 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/?p=686#comment-66 awesome observance awesome observance

]]> Comment on Unapologetically Christian, Unapologetically Lesbian by mary http://lesbepure.com/unapologetically-christian-unapologetically-lesbian/#comment-65 mary Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:18:38 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/?p=652#comment-65 peach it sister peach it sister

]]> Comment on God will see you through every moment of your life! by mary http://lesbepure.com/god-will-see-you-through-every-moment-of-your-life/#comment-63 mary Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:46:41 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/?p=716#comment-63 Its very confusing at times Tammy , we who know and love God as Lesbians have to stop listening to what others say and qoute from the bible to us and learn to hear God for ourselves. The word says a word in due season is sweet , i have to remind myself that sometimes people just qoute scriptures from thier own minds and not always of the spirit where the annointing comes and breaks the yoke...when God speaks to us its in a way that we can recieve it and never in condemnation...there is only one who condemns, Jesus said he did not come to condemn the world , but to save it...Love is lacking in our world today , gratitude seems to be a virtue lost ...we know discouragement is not of God but at times without proper suppprt groups we feel alone in our dispair...Paul said I have become all things to all people so that i may win some...its more important to God that we relate and win souls , that point fingers and drive them away...God spoke to me one day and said I would minister to women , i thought if he means church women i may have to run from that call...but im seeing now that it is lesbians , I have to retrain my whole way of thinking because of the legalisms i had been taught from organized religion....I am still learning , but I know this we have to speak with confidence and believe ourselves in what we say to be affective..Thank you for your prayers they are truely needed...sometimes i just want to sell everything i have and move to the country and not even deal with society , but seems just when I say let everyone save themselves , im done , God sends another ....he surely dont know when to quit..lol..so here i am again open , to say God have your way... Its very confusing at times Tammy , we who know and love God as Lesbians have to stop listening to what others say and qoute from the bible to us and learn to hear God for ourselves.
The word says a word in due season is sweet , i have to remind myself that sometimes people just qoute scriptures from thier own minds and not always of the spirit where the annointing comes and breaks the yoke…when God speaks to us its in a way that we can recieve it and never in condemnation…there is only one who condemns, Jesus said he did not come to condemn the world , but to save it…Love is lacking in our world today , gratitude seems to be a virtue lost …we know discouragement is not of God but at times without proper suppprt groups we feel alone in our dispair…Paul said I have become all things to all people so that i may win some…its more important to God that we relate and win souls , that point fingers and drive them away…God spoke to me one day and said I would minister to women , i thought if he means church women i may have to run from that call…but im seeing now that it is lesbians , I have to retrain my whole way of thinking because of the legalisms i had been taught from organized religion….I am still learning , but I know this we have to speak with confidence and believe ourselves in what we say to be affective..Thank you for your prayers they are truely needed…sometimes i just want to sell everything i have and move to the country and not even deal with society , but seems just when I say let everyone save themselves , im done , God sends another ….he surely dont know when to quit..lol..so here i am again open , to say God have your way…

]]> Comment on Is “My god” – the One True God? by Susan George http://lesbepure.com/is-my-god-the-one-true-god/#comment-59 Susan George Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:08:34 +0000 http://lesbepure.com/wordpress/?p=172#comment-59 Thank you for an excellent article. I couldn't agree more. It's sad but true that people are sometimes unable or unwilling to grasp that God is God and that our opinions do not change the reality of His word in the slightest. I do agree with the statement that God doesn't send anyone to hell, though. He has done everything He can without interfering with free will to send everyone to Heaven but since there is truly only one way, we all have to choose to go the way He sends us - through Jesus. Thank you for an excellent article. I couldn’t agree more. It’s sad but true that people are sometimes unable or unwilling to grasp that God is God and that our opinions do not change the reality of His word in the slightest. I do agree with the statement that God doesn’t send anyone to hell, though. He has done everything He can without interfering with free will to send everyone to Heaven but since there is truly only one way, we all have to choose to go the way He sends us – through Jesus.

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