Being A Christian and Experiencing Same-Sex Attractions: My Testimony
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2019
- I pray that my own testimony can speak to you or anyone else you know in whatever ways possible. For anybody else who experiences same-sex attractions, please know that you are NEVER alone. God will never give us a cross too heavy to carry for Him, so do not be afraid to take it up and follow Him. Jesus loves you beyond understanding, as He gave His own life just for YOU! Heterosexual or homosexual, we are all called to sainthood and to follow Him by whatever means necessary. Do not be ashamed and do not be afraid. You are loved and you belong. Embrace your identity and who you truly were made to be, it will ultimately set you free. As promised, I will leave links below of resources that I personally used while struggling throughout my journey. If this video can be a resource for you or others that you may know, please do feel free to share and reach out as necessary. God is doing amazing things and will continue doing so, He is so good to us all! I love you, the church loves you and most importantly GOD LOVES YOU!
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Hello my brother, peace of God. I used to live as gay for more that 15 years, and I left this lifestyle, more than 6 years. When we discover what is next, after this short passage of life and what Jesus has to all of us, all kind of pleasure here means nothing. I thanks God to showed me His glory and mercy, what is so important to give us enough strenght to give up flesh desires, not mentioning how being gay was hurtful to me. God bless u and greeting from Brazil Ex-Glbt community.
Hi Manny! What an encouraging video. I share the same struggle with SSA and recently started a UA-cam channel. It’s been a full year since I surrendered my sexuality to the Lordship of Jesus. And it’s been a long, hard year. Seeing a brother voice a similar heart message gives me strength to keep walking this narrow path, even if it’s merely a crawl. God bless you!
WOW. Thank you so so much for not only taking time to hear my own testimony but then sharing yours as well! How beautifully the Lord continues to unite His faithful disciples! SSA is most definitely a daily cross, but the battle is far worth the fight! We are called to carry our crosses, however different they may be, because the truest freedom is found in surrendering ourselves to the Lord fully. He truly is good and will lift your heart unlike any other in this life can! Continue being courageous and giving yourself to Him, sexuality and beyond. You are now in my prayers and I will most definitely check out your channel! May God bless us both on our journeys, we are in this together sister :)
@@callmemannyyy pls pray for me too.I have the same problems.My parents are teaching Religious Education at schools , they are connected to the church, the love god Very much (m2 of course 💗🥺🙏). I recently have figured out that I am a heteroromantic bisexual.(girl)So now god does not love me?I would like to change that only for him, but likee....
THATS THE WAY I WAS BORN.
PLS I NEED YOUR PRAYERS AND ALSO SOME ADVISE FOR MY COMING OUT😭love you all so much god bless you🥺🙏
I just surrendered my sexuality and and everything of me to Christ last February 13, 2021. Still struggling with my sexuality which gets in the way of my friendship with my male friends. They do not know this. I'm praying for God to take away this cup from all of us. But even if He does not do it, we will still continue to glorify Him.
Praying for you!
We are in this together brother. I too have been battling it for 3+ years. Just recently I am finding that through all of those times I was still growing, those time when I would constantly acting out in sin. I would go 1-2 weeks then fall, then a few days then fall, one rare occasion was 2 months and then fall etc. I found that through those times I was still growing in the Lord. Recently I moved away from my parents house to live on my own because I needed to get out of the environment that I was in to let the Lord fully heal my heart, and it has been a tough journey. I recently have been realizing that I am coming out at the end of the tunnel and into the light, knowing my identity in Jesus Christ, and realizing that I have a testimony and that God is going to change so many lives through it and the giftings He has placed inside of me. It is the same thing for you. Your testimony is going to change lives.
God Bless you manny! What a brave young man you are! God is so close to you even your name Emmanuel means “God with us” 💞🙏
Amen, it does :) Thank you so much for your support, may God bless you!
YES lad! I'm going through my journey back to Christ now. I'm planning my confession. It's been 15 years for me since I gave in to my sexuality. So nice to hear your story. To know it can be done! I can't wait to be back with God fully. Thank you for your video.
Anthony Hague same here friend I’m in the same boat. Praying for you 🙏🏻
Brotha! YOU ARE LOVED! Thank you so much for sharing your story up until this time. There is so much more to come that I hope you will continue to share with us. As the priest who ministered at Mass today said, "We're going to Him together." He is such a beautiful man with the most compassionate heart and pious devotion. He cares for every single soul that walks into his chapel and wants YOU to know that God loves you.
You know that this is only the first chapter of my story ;) Blessed to call you my brother in Christ and to have you walking on this journey with me! Remember that you too are loved by Him AND me!
“Love also rejoices in the truth it doesn’t rejoice in evil” man that’s so good! Amen!
A touching and authentic story Manny. As a therapist I had a friend who graduated with me some time ago with his therapy degree also. He has dealt with same sex attraction since very early in his life. He directed me to understand SSA (same sex attraction) from a clinical perspective which he himself now treats men like yourself who really dont want this to be part of their life. I did the reading that was available and it's quite informative. You said you still are attracted to men but that doesnt govern your behavior, amen to that, however if you are interested there is some great research out there regarding the nature of same sex attraction you may find helpful. Reach out to me if you want to know. Other than that, keep near to God brother!
Amen amen! Thank you for suggesting the resource, I definitely am interested so if you are still willing to share it just go ahead and reply to me with the link. Regardless, thank you for your encouraging words and you are in my prayers, good sir!
Really powerful testimony! Thanks for the encouragement....great reminder too 😀👌
Thank you, man! So so happy that it resonated with you, we are all in this together :)
Amen brother. You are so blessed to have Jesus so close! What a Love!
I just randomly came across your testimony and it is so beautiful and down to earth. I definitely understand your struggle to some degree. I’ve went through phases where I questioned my sexuality. I still do sometimes, but I think about what feels more right in the sight of God. And for me that keeps me focused on him and his plans for me.
I’m learning God is helping us even when it doesn’t feel like it. Stay strong!
You’re amazing Manny! There’s so many people who care about you surrounding you :) we got your back buddy.
Thank you so much, alex! Thankful to call you my brother in Christ :)
Blessings brother! I wanna say you don't know how wonderful and encouraging it is to hear your testimony and the joy you carry yourself with, but I think you do know! Cheers from Texas!
Thank you manny I am 13 and I struggle with SSA. And I always feel this guilt and lately feel like I am drifting from God! And I am afraid to tell anyone because I feel like I am going to be judged, but I am, Starting therapy for other reasons with a Christian therapist and I hope I can tell them.
Please, Sophie do speak out. It will help a lot, I can promise you that
Hey, I’m 13 and struggling with the same thing, don’t worry we will be ok because Jesus is on the throne
These are the stories I'd like to listen to more often. Thanks !
God willing there will be more to come ;) Thank you for watching, may God bless you!
Praying for you Manny! Thank you so much for having the courage to share your testimony with us. You have a beautiful heart, stay strong and continue to pick up your cross daily! I’m praying for you! ❤️❤️❤️
I walk with you too brother, same journey. May God bless you. I recommend the Diary of St. Faustina and the Divine Mercy message. I'm sure you've heard of it. We are all in this together and need to encourage one another. The attractions will not go away, that is the cross we have to bear, but Christ makes it sweet and the burden light. Trust in Him, that is the key, trust.
Good words! Thank you for sharing your story. I commend you for putting Jesus first and wanting what He wants for you, which is so much bigger and better than what we make for, or of ourselves and is for eternity, unlike the things of the flesh, which are temporal. Things may end up looking quite different than we could imagine, or had hoped, but let His Word be above us and guide us. We are all a work in progress. I don't have same-sex attraction, but have had my own struggles as do we all.
Thank you Manny! That was so inspiring! I am praying for you as you take this faithful path, please pray for me as well as I walk the same path! 🙏🏻
Hi Brother Emmanuel God Bless You! I pray that God truly keeps working within you and that you continue picking up your cross and following Him. It’s not easy but God is coming soon and He will take every tear away and make all things new. I pray that you have more encounters with God and that He reveals to you more and more of Himself. Keep going brother.
What a wonderful testimony Manny. Praying that the grace of God continues to abound to you so you have the strength to touch more lives for Him. Stay blessed
Hi Manny, You don't know how much your testimony means to me. I am going through some of the same things that you face and your words brought some calmness to me although sometime I wish that I could speak to you in person for a bit about some things that need to be discussed with someone who has experienced them....God Bless you and I pray that you never give up,,,keep your eye on the eternal prize....
Please put out more videos and more frequently...I really appreciate this transparency...people need to hear THIS
God bless you Manny! Praying for you!
Thank you, good sir! My prayers are with you as well!
Thank you for your courageous testimony! God bless you brother. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide you and work through you to bring others closer to Christ. You are in my prayers. Keep praising God through the difficult moments and thanking him through the challenges of life. You are chosen and loved. God bless.
I really was really just struggling & this video really helped yo, cause i felt so alone in this battle ☹️
Hahaha to be honest there are many Christians who are battling with same-sex attraction. I am one of them and thanks to God because he is helping me and I have taught myself to stop using my feelings to interpret life. Now I'm just enjoying my life❤️❤️
I recommend you to watch this video
It's beautiful
ua-cam.com/video/rDxrXyFYGgk/v-deo.html
Thank you Manny! I really enjoyed this testimony.
This was so amazing Manny! You are truely inspiring! Thank you for sharing your testimony! God bless you💗
Thank you, my dear friend! It's all God, I'm just following what He asks of me :) God bless you, beautiful!
This was such a blessing. Thank you so much, thank you Jesus for using you 💙🌺 beautiful.
God bless you, brother! Powerful testimony!
Thank you for the testimony! I also struggle with same sex attraction and thank you for this encouragement!
Blessings from Ireland 🙏 keep the faith brother :) !!
IRELAND!? I actually visited there a number of years ago! St. Patrick is one of my all-time favorites! I even got to visit his grave! Thank you for the awesome support, my Irish brother :-)
Thanks for sharing this beautiful testimony it is really helpful for me to understand that God's love is the purest thing from which we can win each of our battles with we are struggling from long time. And yes its true that we all have our self desires but God's desire for us is above ours desires.
Thanks for sharing it, God bless you 🙏🏽
Thank you for watching it, may God bless you :)
I love you so much Manny and I love your story and point of view!!!!❤️😭
I love you more, Serenity :_)
Wow!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!! May God bless you always, may Jesus hide you in his precious wounds and may Our Lady cover you with her mantel
Thank YOU for tuning in and listening to what I felt called to say! Your kind words of encouragement and affirmation truly mean SO much to me. May God bless and keep you evermore, Betty :)
Thank you for being brave. Trusting God and being so vulnerable. What a great conviction only the Holy Spirit can give in our hearts.
Thank you for sharing. I also struggle with same sex attraction. I find hope in the Bible at 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. You are not alone!
Thank you for sharing your story Manny! You are a tough and a brave man! God bless you!
Thank YOU for taking the time to listen to me! To Him be all of the glory, I'm just merely His faithful servant :-) May God bless you evermore!
@@callmemannyyy My pleasure. Yes to God be all the glory. Amen! Good to hear. Thank you for your blessings over me, and may God bless you abundantly!!!
God bless you Emmanuel! What a tough journey you have gone through. I am so happy you found Christ and you are such a sweet man. Christ will satisfy our desires in His time and in His way, do not worry.
You are beautiful. You are strong! You have such great faith, I admire you. You should try meeting with some missionaries.
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! They mean the world to me :) I actually plan on dedicating my entire future to ministry, so please keep that in your prayers and stay tuned!
I’m here with you. For so long I felt so alone because no one fights. In time I told my friends and they supported me in every step. Now I have a girlfriend who knows everything. It’s so freeing to be fighting back!
this brought so much joy to my heart :’)❤️
Very excellent message. I can definitely relate..sounds almost like my story .. You are correct… There are more same-sex attracted people than society would like to admit… I definitely agree with that.
Thank You 🙏
Blessings 🙏
you are very brave to live your convictions and stand against your desire and culture. you are very brave to lead by example, nothing could be more masculine than this.
God be close to your heart as you continue to walk this narrow road!
Thank you so much, good sir! Your words of encouragement mean a lot to me! Yes, I will continue holding onto Him as tight as I can :)
Thank you for sharing your testimony. I love you, your beautiful! God love you!!!! Christ before everything else!! Thank you for having the courage to making yourself vulnerable and know that you have those who love you regardless of your imperfection.... for everyone has imperfections!! Keep looking to the lord!
Always and forever will I be looking to Him! Thank YOU for such amazing encouragement and words of support! Your prayers and love truly means the world to me :) May God bless you, brother!
I know the video is old but the reality is all too real. This was timely for me. Thank you.
Keep going buddy youre doing amazing....
Thank you for this❤ this was amazing... it must of took a lot of courage to do this... I appreciate you Emmanuel ❤
Taking up our cross daily.. that is the Christian walk. It doesn't matter what sins we are struggling with! Your sins might be different to mine, but I still need to choose everyday.. will I take up my cross or not? Thank you for sharing, it is so encouraging to hear such a sincere voice in these times of so much conflict and turmoil around these issues of sexuality.
God bless you. Emmanuel means God is with us.
Indeed it does ;-) May God bless you, brother!
This means a lot to me. I'm gay and marginally Catholic, but I'd like the latter to matter more than the former in my life. Now it's complicated because I'm married to a guy, and I feel like breaking up with him would make the situation worse.
Thank u for sharing your Testimony. I can relate to it very well. As a born again teenager, I was on fire for Christ. In my twenties, I started battling homosexual attraction. I ended up living over twenty yrs of my in homosexual relationships and just sexually immoral all over the map! In 2014 I felt God drawing me back to Him. I rededicated my life to Christ and rekindled my passion for Him. He has been purifying my mind and heart...and helping me guard my eye and ear gates from lust triggers we all deal with through various sources in life.
Amazing testimony. ❤
Thank you for watching, sister :-)
This is beautiful. You are a beautiful son of God. ❤️
Very easy to feel alone in this, but it IS a reality. We need more transparency round these pressing topics which discourage others from discipleship. I've struggled with this all my life. My sexual identity, and overall identity should be determined by Jesus and not the world or people, not even my own heart. Doesn't my creator know best? Doesn't he see these burning desires for companionship? Faith is what bonds me to Him. Sacrifice is far from easy, but the rewards outweigh the flesh. He who created sex loves us more than what our bodies can make us feel.
Certified Hero!😮💪🏽
We live in a broken World and we all need a savior. No matter what are our circumstance we live in God will always triumph. We all have a calling since our babtisim ; to become saints. You are not alone brother. God Bless you and our Mother Mary.
AMEN AMEN! He is our only light amidst this darkened world that we are residing in. In the meantime, SAINTHOOD IS ALL OF OUR CALLING! May God bless you and your own pursuit of sainthood, my brother :)
🙌Môj Príbeh ❤ Oslobodenia Homosexulity 📖 Duchovná Obnova ⛪ Amen 🙏
Glory to God in the highest!
thank you for putting feelings into words
God bless you . god is never outdone.
He is so good! God bless you, Ellen!
I feel you ❤
THANK U SO MUCH,
PLEASE PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS
DO WHAT GOD CZLLED U TO DO.
PLEASE???
Perfectly said ❤️
Thanks for the testimony. Having same-sex attraction and trying to follow the word of God is challenging. It also feels lonely at times and like you are the only one that is trying not to give into the sinful lifestyle that the world says is ok and even promotes. I don’t know what God wants me to do. Become celibate forever? Is it okay to have a gay partner? Can I have sex with that partner? Could we get married? Could we live together forever just without having sex ever? Or am I supposed to just never marry or have anyone in the romantic capacity? Am I supposed to become “straight”?
I’m glad I found you.
I love you too. I felt so alone in this experience. none of my friends understand why i don’t give into my same sex desires. but i’m giving my life to God or at least trying to. Thank you so much for the further encouragement!
Amen! Same ! 🌞
Thank you for your words Manny! Yes our sexuality doesn't define us! We all battle with different temptation ! God bless you brother and may the Holy Spirit help us everyday till the end! In Jesus name.Amen :)
Glory be to God for what He is doing in your life, Manny! ¡Felicidades! What comes to mind in your witness is this quotation from the Book of Revelation:
"10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now have salvation and power come,
and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Anointed.
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
who accuses them before our God day and night.
"11 They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony;
Love for life did not deter them from death.
12 Therefore, rejoice, you heavens, and you who dwell in them.
But woe to you, earth and sea, for the Devil has come down to you in great fury,
for he knows he has but a short time.”
-- Revelation 12:10-12
Stay strong, keep the faith. And please pray I do the same.
Do you have a social media page? I have some questions / advice I need... You are absolutely the right person I feel, to speak with regarding the advice I need.
He has instagram
2022---how are you doing now? Praying and hoping you are well.You are not carry the cross alone!
Hello Manny,
I really like your testimony and i have my tears down.
I need to talk to you on a private way... how could i do that?
thank you
God bless you amazing testimony romans 8:28 romans 15;1-7
Hi king ily ❤️❤️
Hi queen ily more!
When you say experience same sex attractions what does that mean I’m curious ? I don’t have a background of SSA but have family members who do including my brother. Just curious to know.
And for myself someone who battles with OCD and intrusive thoughts etc and anxiety and certain physical sensations when around men does confuse me a lot.. again I’d like to know what SSA experiences are..
Hi Emmanuel, I haven't seen you for a while. Just wonder how are you doing?
I'm looking for courage watching testimonies to that I can share mine. I plan to share it later today it's weird I'm not ashamed but for some reason I just cant bring myself to say the words
I love you manny 💕
I love you!!
I want to be with a man and follow God at the same time..
I'm male and in need of a friend for this journey
I need one who can journey with me on this part of spirituality. I'm lapsing and I don't desire it anymore
Exactly!!!
💕💕💕💕💕
Hey brother. I’m struggling with unwanted same sex attraction. I don’t want these thoughts or feelings. I want out wish the good lord would deliver me
My brother I know it’s hard. The moment you realize you don’t want this anymore and want to live for God the desires will get stronger because the enemy sees you seeking God. Pray to the Lord and resist the temptation and the thoughts and they will flee. I call on Jesus every time I start to stumble. It’s not easy but it’s possible anything is possible with Christ.
It’s crazy because we live the same life’s I struggled with homosexuality for a long time and then when I finally surrendered to Jesus at my lowest point he revealed to me that he does love me and that he can free me and I have been free in Jesus Mighty name he really can free you
My Instagram is @theChristian_deairon I share the gospel and I want to share more of my testimony and stories about it and if you personally dealing with the same thing please message me I will love to pray for you and to talk more with you because I’m someone who knows exactly how you feel
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Why don't you put videos in youtube nowadays?
I'm 23 years old and have struggled with homosexual orientation since I was twelve. I didn't tell anyone until I was eighteen because I feared what my new adoptive parents would think. Having adoptive parents in their sixties added a whole other layer. They adopted me when I was sixteen and I was scared they would disown me or abandon me. That's why I told them when I was eighteen. It got extremely hard in college when I was presented with the opportunity to create a new identity for myself away from home and my highschool friends. So I called myself gay but that ended up being all that people knew or wanted to know about. I began to fall apart in my sophomore fall semester. I really wanted to kill myself because I felt that no one wanted to know me because I was just the gay guy. They knew me for my sexual attraction. They didn't know I am an artist, a christian and a loyal friend. I had thought of a few ways to end my life but I felt God move me to identity in Him instead. I felt him welcoming me back when I had rejected Him. I am now a senior in college and I still struggle with attraction to the same sex. My advice to those who also struggle is to not use identity labels like "gay" but rather descriptive based labels. I prefer "homosexually oriented" because It describes my experience and opens a dialogue about the term and in turn about getting to know me. Another piece of advice is to not demonize yourself. Some churched act like homosexuality is like some ultimately sin. Sin is all the same in the eyes of God. If you struggle with same sex attraction and you act on it, repent and ask God for forgiveness and continue to follow Him. No need to get a whip and lash yourself. Lol
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I hope we can talk
i'm confused is catholic considered christian?
Yes. Christ also instituted the Catholic Church.
Uh yes.
Check out this movie ua-cam.com/video/Ey8BEWOg6Vw/v-deo.html
So are u dating girls now
Not at all! As I said in the video, I am still sexually attracted to men and most likely always will be (though I won’t limit the possibilities of our God). However I have happily chosen, by the grace of God, to now deny my own sexual desires in order to obey Him and His word and live in accordance with the teachings of His Most Holy Church. No, this does not mean I am not attracted to men anymore. No, this does not mean I’m suddenly attracted to women now. This merely means that I am freely giving myself up, bodily desires and all, for Jesus Christ just as He so selflessly gave Himself up for me :-) I hope that cleared some misunderstandings up. May God bless you!