"I've struggled with same-sex attraction, so I'm an abomination to God."
How it sounds in your head: Leviticus says 'abomination.' I didn't choose this attraction but it won't go away. I've prayed for years and nothing changed. Maybe God hates me. Maybe I'm beyond fixing. Other women don't struggle like this.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."
-- 2 Corinthians 5:17Source: Old Covenant law weaponized by religion without the lens of the cross and new creation identity
You've heard 'abomination' preached from pulpits and felt every eye on you. The attraction feels intrinsic, not chosen, yet you're told it disqualifies you from God's love, and the internal battle makes you question if you're even savable.
The Samaritan woman had five husbands and was living with a sixth man—sexually broken, socially outcast, religiously disqualified. Jesus didn't lecture her about her sin—He offered her living water and revealed Himself as Messiah to her first. She became the first evangelist to her city. Instant transformation from shame to testimony.
I REFUSE the lie that my attraction makes me an abomination. IT IS WRITTEN that if I am in Christ, I am a NEW creation—old things passed away and ALL things became new. IT IS WRITTEN that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, and that includes my internal battles. I am not under the law of Leviticus—I am under the grace of the cross. My identity is not my attraction—my identity is BELOVED DAUGHTER, righteous, holy, and blameless in His sight. The woman at the well was sexually broken and Jesus made her the first evangelist. I am not defined by my struggle—I am defined by my Savior. I stand under the BARAK blessing where righteousness is a gift, not an achievement.
Your Father doesn't see you as an abomination—He sees you as His daughter struggling with something in a broken world, and He's not waiting for you to fix yourself before He loves you. He's offering living water to the thirsty parts of your soul, meeting you exactly where you are.