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I really like when you check the *like* button on my facebook status. And I adore your comments of affirmation on my wall. At times I wonder how I can please you. And there are moments that your opinions matter more to me than God's. Daily I battle between seeking man's affirmations and allowing God to tell me my worth.

Who among us does not value affirmation, connection, affection, or position as a way to validate your worth? Maybe you have even thought "When I am married I will be complete." Daily decisions to fill our God spaced hole with affirmations from man result is pews filled with masked Christians hiding messy sinful lives all the while trying to put on a good show. The official name given to these people both by the news media and the church is hypocrite. I might suggest another name. Captive. We all need God to save us from ourselves.

The following is a quote from the Pastor John at Gateway Church in Austin. He shares an amazing message that shook me to my core. Click on the quotes below to hear this message and learn how similar your struggle may be with those in same-sex relationships.

"We can not change each other. God's intention is a heart that desires better for us. He can do for us what we can not do for ourselves.

What if we could live out the tension between not condoning or condemning just loving our fellow believer toward the heart of God? This way God is the focus.

Only God can change a heart and He never does against our will. God rarely changes our outward struggles instead he gives us a new identity, total security, and inner spiritual strength. "
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