tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212638237051039249.post3871972884793697109..comments2019-11-25T15:54:49.042-08:00Comments on Views from the Crow's Nest: Casual, superfical Christlike LoveMY VIEWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358888281800202218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212638237051039249.post-15852849426580910962007-08-07T12:00:00.000-07:002007-08-07T12:00:00.000-07:00David, thank you. I agree with you and should have...David, thank you. I agree with you and should have empathized that point in my blog. I do believe you touched on a point I missed. But I also think that many gay, SGA, Moho's or whatever have a distorted since of reality. I do think we need to accept ourselves. It's the notion that change is somehow selfish. I don't accept that even if something is real, like our feelings or attractions that we are trapped or bound to them. I think we can accept them and at the same time not act on them. But I don't think we need to define ourselves by them. You make an awesome point and I agree with you.MY VIEWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358888281800202218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212638237051039249.post-33315869471594591842007-08-07T11:50:00.000-07:002007-08-07T11:50:00.000-07:00Well, Jerry, I agree with most of what you've said...Well, Jerry, I agree with most of what you've said, but I have to disagree about one thing. I don't think it is necessarily a lack of faith to admit that you may always be attracted to men and not to women. I think that in some ways that can show a lot of faith. It may be the truth. You may always be attracted to men. It's possible that this will be a trial for the rest of your life. Does that mean that you didn't have enough faith in God? Not necessarily. I don't deny that God has the power to take away this and any other trial. Of course he has that power, but he also has the wisdom to know what is best for us, and if taking away your same gender attraction is <I>not</I> the best thing for you, he probably won't do it. If you lose sight of that, you may become bitter and angry that God hasn't fixed you. Maybe you're not meant to be fixed. My mother has suffered for many years with severe depression. She has had many priesthood blessings from my father, home teachers, bishops, stake presidents, and general authorities, including multiple members of the Quorum of the Twelve. And yet she remains in the same state of depression. Is this because she lacks faith? Is it because the people pronouncing the blessings lack faith or the power of the priesthood? I don't think so. I think it is because my mom still has something left to gain from this trial. She may live with it for the rest of her life. You may remain attracted to men for the rest of your life. You may not. You may fall in love with a woman and get married and have children. You may not. I find nothing wrong with accepting that reality. You are not condemned to celibacy because of your attraction to men, but marriage and family may be more difficult to achieve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com