257. Hearing God Changed Everything, Part 2

A woman's powerful testimony reveals her seven-year journey through a same-sex relationship and her eventual return to faith. She candidly shares how anger and disconnection led her to rationalize choices that conflicted with her Christian upbringing.

• Describes entering the LGBT community as finding a world of acceptance where "nobody's judging me, nobody's correcting me"
• Explains how she rationalized her choices despite knowing they conflicted with her religious beliefs
• Details the challenges of maintaining church attendance while in a same-sex relationship
• Shares the powerful moment when she realized "God is chasing after me" despite her resistance
• Discusses coming out to her family, including her father's response: "we gonna pray you up out of this"
• Provides spiritual perspective on sexuality as part of a "spiritual war" while advocating for compassionate treatment of LGBT individuals
• Emphasizes the importance of the church becoming better educated about these issues to minister effectively

A Call to Salvation

Chapters

• 0:22 My Journey Into Lesbianism
• 5:12 Seeking Acceptance in a New Community
• 9:03 Struggling to Find a Church Home
• 15:45 Coming Out to Family
• 21:40 Understanding LGBT Issues Spiritually
• 29:58 The War of Spirits Within Us