AdmiralMemo wrote:If you're going in trying to find a "God wants you to be happy with [X]" verse, you will likely not find it.
I agree with you. God is a parent. God loves us unconditionally. (if one chooses to believe it. I find it hard to work out what wording to use to explain what I mean to people who disagree with this belief. If I offend anyone by inadvertently badgering over the head of your with CHRISTIAN, I apologise).
The way I think of it in very simplistic way is with me and my pet cat. I love my cat. Sometimes she murders little animals. This hurts me. It makes me sad. But I still love her regardless of this darkness. It's part of her. She's a cat. I understand why she does it. It still upsets me, but I love her unconditionally.
I will do things that she won't like for the betterment of herself. Visit the vet. Not be fed until the appropriate time. Forbid her to be on certain places etc.
I just don't see any logical reason why homosexualty would be considered a sin. Especially with an overpopulated Earth, forcing someone to procreate with someone they cannot ever love to bring another child in the world may not be a good thing.
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Now onto topic.
I have a good friend.
A good male friend.
Someone who I consider a brother.
He is very open with his affections for me.
I find it challenging due to British social norms (he's Spanish) and the fact I am physically attracted to men.
My mind is having difficulty understanding that I am having deep feelings that are not sexual at all for someone of the same gender as me for once. So I am very reluctant to be as open emotionally. I am open factually about myself and emotionally about things other than him. But I have it difficult to express how I feel about it.
For every "... love <his name>. God Bless. Big hugs", I reply "I hope you are well. Take care" etc. Probably being very new (like a few weeks) to having this intensive faith is another reason why it's difficult for me to express how I sincerely feel.
Yay, Britishness. Yay society's expectations.
But it's nice to not actually have any hatred in my heart anymore.