Courageous Church!

If you did not get to Graystone church last Saturday for the conference, Faithful Way Forward, then you missed a wonderful time.

I give Graystone all the credit in the world for taking the leap to confront the sexual issue in our time. It is needed and I applaud any church that will tackle it head on and not shy away from what the Bible tells us regarding sexuality, whether it is homosexuality, adultery, pornography, or any other sexual misgiving.

The speakers were wonderful and there was so much that was taken away from the conference, and I greatly benefited from all three speakers. I cannot say enough about how awesome the speakers were. They were informative and they used their own personal triumphs over sexual struggles in their lives.

One of the most interesting things I heard through the conference was from Brad Grammer. He was talking about how Jesus has gone through everything we have. Now I have heard this many times, and have said it myself many times to people, but when it comes to sexually abused people you tend not to use this phrase. It is hard to think of a time when Jesus went through sexual abuse (can be implied in the struggle in the desert), but Brad showed that He in fact did in a real way. Jesus was stripped naked in front of many people and placed on a cross naked and taunted. If that is not sexual abuse then I do not know what is.

I have never even thought of it from that point of view before and it was a great insight. It goes to show that Jesus does know every trial and issue that we have been through, and it gave me even more confidence in utilizing the phrase.

There were many, many other great lessons I learned from the conference, but Brad hit home with me on showing me another way that Christ can share in the pain of those He created. It should not amaze me, but it does.

Our Savior knows, He just knows!! Never doubt it and always remember it!!