Hi, my name's Justin M. Anderson. I am 18 years old, born and raised a Christian.
I've always done my very best to be a good son to my father and to God but things have been difficult recently. For some time now I've been harboring these strange feelings for my guy friend and didn't know what to make of it. It was starting to get better after he confessed that he (sort of) felt the same way and after being consoled by a female friend of mine I thought I've finally realized who and what I am.
But then my father caught me and my guy friend being intimate and he was understandably outraged by my behavior. He chased my friend off and beat me for several days straight and he refuses to drop the cane and talk to me in a volume lower than 100 decibels until he's beaten this 'thing' out of me.
After speaking to our local pastor, my parents are now considering sending me to a therapist who specializes in psychiatric treatment of my kind of illness but they said that wouldn't be enough and that the change must come from within and start with me accepting and initiating this change, and I heartily agree. My father is now making me read the Bible out loud every night as part of my rightful punishment (aside from the beatings). I intend to do my part in my search for redemption, so I've been looking for additional ways to aid me in this regard. The girl friend I mentioned earlier directed me to this website and thus far, I've found the company and words of my fellow Christians here comforting.
I saw some introductions here include their favorite verses. Mine used to be
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end"
but now it's Leviticus 20:13, since my father etched it into my forearm. I'm not saying this to play the victim, I truly like this verse now since to me its cut represents a turning point in my life.
I am ashamed of the things I've done to hurt my family. I am ashamed of me straying away from the path of righteousness laid out by the Almighty Father.
So much so that there were times when I felt like breaking down while I'm praying in front of the altar in our home, reciting the holy words of the bible as per instructions of my father. Even now, I am shaking and the only thing keeping me from crying is the voice of my father in my head reminding me of how a real man should conduct himself.
If it's not too much to ask, please pray for me my brothers and sisters.
I know I've done something unforgivable but I hope that my small acts of repentance will lessen the stain I've put on my family's name.
a child and brother who has lost his way,
Justin
I've always done my very best to be a good son to my father and to God but things have been difficult recently. For some time now I've been harboring these strange feelings for my guy friend and didn't know what to make of it. It was starting to get better after he confessed that he (sort of) felt the same way and after being consoled by a female friend of mine I thought I've finally realized who and what I am.
But then my father caught me and my guy friend being intimate and he was understandably outraged by my behavior. He chased my friend off and beat me for several days straight and he refuses to drop the cane and talk to me in a volume lower than 100 decibels until he's beaten this 'thing' out of me.
After speaking to our local pastor, my parents are now considering sending me to a therapist who specializes in psychiatric treatment of my kind of illness but they said that wouldn't be enough and that the change must come from within and start with me accepting and initiating this change, and I heartily agree. My father is now making me read the Bible out loud every night as part of my rightful punishment (aside from the beatings). I intend to do my part in my search for redemption, so I've been looking for additional ways to aid me in this regard. The girl friend I mentioned earlier directed me to this website and thus far, I've found the company and words of my fellow Christians here comforting.
I saw some introductions here include their favorite verses. Mine used to be
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end"
but now it's Leviticus 20:13, since my father etched it into my forearm. I'm not saying this to play the victim, I truly like this verse now since to me its cut represents a turning point in my life.
I am ashamed of the things I've done to hurt my family. I am ashamed of me straying away from the path of righteousness laid out by the Almighty Father.
So much so that there were times when I felt like breaking down while I'm praying in front of the altar in our home, reciting the holy words of the bible as per instructions of my father. Even now, I am shaking and the only thing keeping me from crying is the voice of my father in my head reminding me of how a real man should conduct himself.
If it's not too much to ask, please pray for me my brothers and sisters.
I know I've done something unforgivable but I hope that my small acts of repentance will lessen the stain I've put on my family's name.
a child and brother who has lost his way,
Justin




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