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Homosexuals can turn to God in repentance

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Baroque altar of the Suffering Christ in the parish church in Lepoglava, Croatia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Turning from you sin and receiving restoration and healing is wonderful for those drowning in the sin of homosexuality.  Your sanctification and daily walk with God will involve temptation and suffering. SSA and the sinful lure of the homosexual sin will bring a form of suffering which you will need to be fight daily.  Take some time to meditate on the wisdom of God as He works out His perfect will through our suffering . No wonder James , the brother of our Lord, commanded us to “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials” ( James 1:2 )! Suffering is used to increase our awareness of the sustaining power of God to whom we owe our sustenance ( Ps 68:19 ). God uses suffering to refine, perfect, strengthen, and keep us from falling ( Ps 66:8-9 ; Heb 2:10 ). Suffering allows the life of Christ to be manifested in our mortal flesh ( 2 Cor 4:7-