TO A FRIEND...GOD BLESS YOU AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR (A STORY OF OVERCOMING

I must apologize once again.  I am so full of excuses that I fear you are starting to think I'm lying.  I was finally all set to go tonight to start back working on my blogs, visiting my communities by sharing and posting (especially reading your posts), even going to my F/B Christian pages and posting comments on a reasonable and normal basis.  Let me be honest, the main reason I have not been on here since early December is because for about a year or more, I devoted almost every waking moment to the internet.  It was as Christ-centered as possible but I also got drawn into what I hate most and that's politics.  I never before cared as I figured one was as good/bad as the other.  I voted some and sometimes I didn't.  I knew nothing about them and cared even less.  For a long time, that was fine but as we've seen, apathy breeds immorality and evil.  We fell asleep and didn't keep watch and look at what we have today.  I am speaking ONLY of the "gay marriage law" here BUT not in the way one may think as this is to honor 2 amazing people I know and one of overcoming physical lusts and being right with God.  

One, we are not of this world even though we live in it.  In the Bible, "the world" is referring to unbelievers and not the true "Church" or the Body of Christ.  We are not forced by this law to marry our own gender.  Should we "celebrate" it, I don't believe it's a simple yes or no.  However, the world is trying to force us into celebrating, condoning it and even performing the ceremony.  I believe they are 100% wrong in deliberately targeting Christians because it is persecution of the Church, nothing more/nothing less and it's that simple except in a very few cases (see Kim Davies and Google search other targeting of Christian bakers, florists, etc.).  However, I know a gay man whose love for God and Christ Jesus was much more important to him to him than his "lusts" for other men.  One of the BEST and most Christian female friend I ever had was in love with him.  He was determined to do whatever it took to overcome what he knew to be an "abomination unto God," as he put it.  

Looking back, I want to kick my own rear end.  I was always a believer but I sure lived like the world.  I begged her to leave him alone and go find someone who would love her back.  She was awesome.  She loved my kids as much as I did and she had my full permission to override ME if she felt I was too strict or lenient.  She could discipline my kids however she saw fit (and she popped their rear end a few times and hands but her discipline was always appropriate and righteous).  Not many mothers would ever allow a young baby to call another woman another form of "mommy" and be okay with it but they did and I told them to call her that.  At times, they'd prefer her for comfort although they always knew who MOMMY was.  She lived with my husband and I and she asked only for $30/week IF we had it.  Of course we paid all of her expenses and I always gave her money beyond that $30 whenever she needed it.  She liked different foods than we did, we made sure we bought them for her.  She liked German food, we didn't but boy could she cook.  She was my only support.  I plan to find her this week and reconnect.  I'm tired of missing her but I walked away because of shame on my part.

Onn.K. (her initials then), I miss you.  Thank God you listened to Him and not me.  I am so sorry for any pain I caused you when I did laugh at your "stupidity" in loving a gay man behind your back.  I did it to your face and you knew I said it to others.  I said nothing behind your back I didn't say to your face but that is my only saving grace.  By the way, I'm not sure what day your anniversary will be or how many 10+ years you guys will have been married but...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!  IT IS A GOD-BLESSED MARRIAGE.  I pray you have many, many more years.

You both are an inspiration to many of us.  Love is...patient, kind, enduring, never boastful, not proud, love endures all things.  Love wins.  You were patient, kind, persevered, you ran the race and won it.  You married the man you loved, who loved YOU more than many because he first loved God and Christ Jesus.  I don't know or care if he slipped, I know he overcame and if not for God's call first and your willingness to obey Him and stand by your love on earth but you saved him from a life of guilt, shame, and sin.  There is no shame in needing human help.  That's why we're here, we ARE our brother's keepers.  I think you and he should write a book to inspire other young men and women who have these feelings but yet want to be right with God.  Overcoming is not ever easy and rarely do we not slip but it's the determination and willingness to sacrifice your "wants and needs" to be right with Him.  I think of you often, I pray for you but not sure you need my prayers but rather me needing yours.  If by any chance you see this, my email is WorthyistheLamb737@aol.com or yahoo.com.  Same first part.  Email me and I'll send you my phone number.  I cannot remember your new last name.

Yahwey God bless you both and anyone who is gay and needs help, I know this couple very well and if you contact me, I bet they'll help you.  Now on to Part Two.

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First Corinthians 15:1-11