What should I do if I am struggling with same-sex attraction or homosexual sin?
- Trust in Christ if you never have. Moralism, or being good, does not save you. Only an ongoing, trusting relationship with Jesus can save you.
- Test yourself to ensure you are in the faith. If you have a habitual, ongoing sin read the book of 1 John. If you say you are a Christian, but you continue to walk in sin, you show you love the darkness and the world more than you love the light & Christ, and you are not be a Christian at all. (1 John 1:6)
- If you are a Christian and are struggling with sin seek help.
- Recognize that your sexual feeling is not your identity, you are much more than your sexuality.
- Confess – Confess your sin. Be honest and open with God. (1 John 1:9)
- Repent - Turn from the evil you’ve been practicing.
- Be In God’s Word – It has all the answers. Discover them.
- Recognize that singleness is a gift from God (1 Corinthians 7). Ask God to remove your same-sex attractions and to change your desires and attractions towards the opposite-sex.
- Be In Prayer – Ask God for help. You have God’s Spirit alive in you. Stop grieving Him and start talking to Him.
- Be In Church – Connect with a local, Bible-teaching church. Outside of the church is referred to “Satan’s realm.” Be connected with Christ through a local body of believers.
- Be With Believers – Confess your sin struggle with a Christian. Ask them to pray for you. Ask them to help you. Seek their encouragement.
