It is Day Two after disclosure of SSA and you are in a state of confusion and gripped with fear!

As you become aware that your child has been living with Same-Sex Attraction (SSA) unknown to you, your first reaction will likely be to try to implement CONTROL of your son or daughter.

It is normal to want to limit your child, restrict them from relationships, and want to know where they are at all times. Do you want to set up surveillance of your child? What will people think if they know?

Your adult child has disclosed their same-sex attraction or relationship during the holidays. In your crisis moment, you are falling apart, devastated! You never saw it coming! You feel hopeless and you are emotionally going downhill every day. Where do you go to get your life back?

Go to your prayer place and release your pain to Jesus

Your pain is so real and, if you hold it in, you will suffer even more. You must release it to Jesus. He wants to take it from you. This is not wishful thinking. Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure from them (John 16:16-22). Jesus knew his disciples would suffer the loss of Jesus when He left the earth. This is no different than the loss you are suffering. Your loss is the loss of your hopes and dreams for your son and yourself. It feels like your dreams are dying. That is no different than the death of a loved one. This is no different than the death of Jesus.

Your heart will one day rejoice! This is exactly what Jesus said to his disciples. “So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.” This is the redemption of your dreams!  This is a promise, not a wish. Jesus will take your sorrow and turn it into your joy one day. Jesus compared this to the pain you felt in birthing your child contrasted by the joy you felt when you saw your baby boy born. This is pure joy.