The message I want to get across to you guys, especially of the LGBT+ community:
This is what I believe about God:
He loves you. He is all knowing. He is good.
When He says that something that you’re doing is bad, He’s not saying that you’re bad.
He made the stars, and the Earth. He knows where the universe ends. He created every single planet with care. He knows how many hairs you have on your head. He knows how many blades of grass there are in the whole world. He knows how many pebbles there are in the sea. He knows what is at the bottom of every single inch of the ocean. He created your complex body and mind. He knows e v e r y t h i n g.
So He knows what is good for us and what is not. He loves us enough to tell us about these things and warn us to stay away from them.
We. Need. To. Trust. Him.
If He says not to do something, I know how hard it is to say “why God? I want to do this. It feels good.” But we can only see three feet ahead of us. We feel things and in the moment that is all we know. We think for ourselves and believe that what we have thought about is truth, above all else.
But He knows. He doesn’t just claim to know. He knows because He made. He made e v e r y t h i n g and He knows e v e r y t h i n g.
He made your eye. He knows what is harmful for you to look at.
He made your hand. He knows what is harmful for you to touch.
He made your ear. He knows what is harmful for you to hear.
He made your mouth. He knows what is harmful for you to eat.
He made your feet. He knows where it is harmful for you to go.
If we would only trust Him instead of trusting in our own feelings and thoughts, we would be way, way better off, because not only does He know everything, and He loves us, so He warns us of things that are bad for us. If only we would listen.
This is why He calls us to repentance. Not because He is an insecure God who demands obedience and worship so that He can feel good. He calls us to repentance because He loves us and He hates to see us doing things that are harmful to us. He calls us to worship because He knows that the beings He created fare the best when they are near to Him.