The truth is that many Christians handle homosexuality wrong and as a Christian, I want to apologize. I understand that when I explain to you that homosexuality is a sin and that it is wrong to live a homosexual lifestyle, it probably seems like I don't want you to find happiness. This is a misconception and is wrong! In fact, I want for you to find happiness, understanding, acceptance, belonging, community and direction. However, I do know that you are looking for all of these in the wrong place.

All of these things that you are searching for are exactly what Jesus (and I) want for you to find so desperately. Jesus wants you to feel like you belong and have a community and this is why He created the church. He wants you to be understood and find direction and that is why He died for you so that you can freely communicate with Him. I understand that you feel defined by your sexuality, but instead define yourself by being a child of God, created with a purpose to love God fearlessly and to be loved unconditionally.

I am not going to lie and tell you that the way you are living is the lifestyle that God is calling you to because, frankly, it is not. Marriage is to be between a man and a woman. Not a man and a man or a woman and a woman. However, this sin does not make me love you less or make you less of a person because we all have specific sins we struggle with. But because we are people, we fall short of the glory of God.

You are created in the image of the most high God, but ever since sin entered the world we struggle to live this way. This is why I want to love you and walk through everything with you. We are called to carry each other's burdens and weep with one another and I want to do that. Although, we may hit some rough spots along the road understand that I will stand with you, struggle with you, weep with you and try to understand with you. I may not understand everything about sexual sins, but one thing that I do understand fully right now is that God makes no mistakes and the gender that He created you as is no mistake. I know all of this is confusing, but let's be confused together.