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1 | Help with misled teen with gender issues | 1 Pet 5:7 | sfriend | 763 | ||
Help, with an adolescent son of 16, whom accepted Christ; of his own free will without any coercion, etc. perhaps 5 years ago.After taking Acutane, a medication for acne, became very depressed,suicidal;our physician said there was no causal link.. . unknown to them at that time and during the depression, self esteem eroded, gender identification issues surfaced. I know these are developmental issues, normally not this extreme,acute. Until he wound up searching the internet. I know, I know, mea culpa, for answers; found unfortunately. support withother sad people, and now believes he is transgendered. He has prayed and asked God for greater than one year, to take away these feelings etc. We didn't know he was feeling this way for about a 6 mo period. He is a great son, certainly confused, but now, intellectually sure that he is a girl in a boys body. Unable to find a Christian counselor who has been successful in reaching our son. Or not enought MONEY to send him to residential centers that might,thousands of dollars a month, that insurance won't subsidize. How do we reach him? he reads his bible, but somehow the answer, is elusive Help (I know, WHAT is the question - ) |
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2 | Help with misled teen with gender issues | 1 Pet 5:7 | kalos | 764 | ||
I would not be so foolish as to try to answer your question with a one-size-fits-all Bible verse. Finding a Christian counselor is not an easy task. Especially if you live, as I do, in a small rural area. Be assured God does care and He loves you and your son. I would suggest calling 1-800-4 PRAYER. The folks there don't do couseling, but they can sure encourage you with their prayers. | ||||||
3 | Help with misled teen with gender issues | 1 Pet 5:7 | HeirofGod | 795 | ||
Unfortunately, the Bible is one size fits all. It looks to me as if Satan has attacked him, because of his age and his decision to follow Christ. I have been studying homosexuality in the Bible; it is not just the act of sex with the same gender. To get this trapped in your mind will put you in this category also. Here are some scriptures to help you decide what to talk to him about. Lev. 18:22, 20:13, Romans 1:24-28, 1 Cor.6:9. I hope this helps you and him with discovering who he is in Christ-A man who is an heir of God and a Joint heir with Christ. | ||||||
4 | Help with misled teen with gender issues | 1 Pet 5:7 | sfriend | 820 | ||
HeirofGod, thank you as well Certainly he is vulnerable to Satan, I don't think this is about homosexuality. It is about an identity crisis, he is not attracted to males and at this time, it is not about sex, he is not sexually active, nor does he want to be. He truly believes that he is a boy in a girls body, ugh. I will peruse the scriptures you recommended, thank you, I am sure they will be insightful. My husband and I had decided on a, for better lack of words a frontal attack, not truly meant to be confrontive in the respect of angry or antagonizing or getting into a power struggle or ego battle, but after PRAYING, asking the Holy Spirt to guide the discussion. . . my son is not averse to discussing any of this. Pray for us, please SFriend sends |
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