God Delivered Me From Homosexuality!
By Toneko Kayzer
As a young child growing up, I can remember my mother sending me off to church and my grandmother taking me to church with her. As I got older I was able to make my own decision about going to church and I went, enjoyed the service but something kept me from "really" developing a relationship with Christ.
As time went on I pulled further and further away from "the church." I became pregnant at 16 and went off to college only to "find" what I believed to be my "true" self. That self was - a lesbian. I believed I understood and knew what the Bible said and I believed that "before I was formed in my mother's womb" God knew me. He had to know I was a lesbian before I was born. I began to live my life just that way. Having "my own" relationship with God outside the church.
I moved to Indianapolis with my then girlfriend, and began working at a Mental Health office where one of the members of Light of the World was working and she invited me to church. I told her "I really try to stay away from churches because the only thing they do is condemn me because of my lifestyle." Her response was that her church does not operate like that, just come and see. Two weeks later I packed up my then girlfriend and my son and we went to church for the first time as a "family." We enjoyed the service so much, we went back and by the third Sunday we were joining the congregation. A week later, I can't remember the sermon, but it had something to do with homosexuals. It was at this time that I began to pray to God, not to deliver me from homosexuality, because I still believed that this was who I was. I began to pray with a sincere heart that God would remove anything that is not of Him from me. I was not expecting homosexuality to go because that was who I was.
Well, to my surprise the Holy Spirit began to speak to me one evening and this is what it said, "You have agreed with this man on everything he has preached on up until this time, now when it directly convicts you, you don't believe him or you want to ignore the teaching." It was at this point that I knew God was getting ready to do mighty things in my life.
God, through the love of His son Jesus Christ and through the anointed preaching of my pastor and the love of my church, delivered me from homosexuality. It wasn't something I wanted to happen, but God wanted it for me and because I had an open heart and a strong desire to please Him, by His grace I am free. What God has done for me, He can and will do for you!! All You Have To Do Is Believe.
I have been delivered now for 2 years after living the life for 37 years of my life. I am in my 2nd year of seminary school were I am completing my Masters of Divinity. I am preparing for a life of Ministry and Counseling. God has blessed me so much since I have been obedient to His will and I know He can and will do the same for you. Won't you give God a Try - He willing and able to do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ever ask or think. Whatever your oppression, take it to the Lord in prayer and all you have to do is BELIEVE!!
