It is extremely heartbreaking to see people so unhappy with themselves that they undergo surgical procedures to alter their bodies....working in the counseling field; I learn more & more about transgender people all the time. Over the past few years, gender identity has become quite the "hot topic". Transgender individuals are not the same as being "gay/lesbian" (this can get pretty tricky, & I'm not going to really get into that at this time). These individuals are wonderful people & have fascinating stories. In fact, they are some of the most kind & warm folks I have had the pleasure speaking with. They are very brave to share their stories with strangers & coming out to their families. What startles me is that although they believe they are the gender other than the gender they were born into, their desperation is always the same. Their feelings are very real about the "need" to take hormones, complete gender re-assignment surgery, or other extreme measures to be "happy". It is easy to be confused, judge or be disgusted at the thought of a person taking their gender into their own hands. As a believer, it completely contradicts any truth outlined in the Word He knew what he was doing when he created the heavens& earth...he even called us good after He made us in His image. So, how true does this still stand as he created us in the 21st century??? ("As for God, hid way is perfect the word of the Lord is flawless." Psalm 18:30). It is written, "Your hands made me and formed me..."(psalm 119:73), "for you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb....I am fearfully & wonderfully made"-it's time that we know this "FULL WELL"!!! (psalm 139:13&14). Recently, watching Chastity aka Chaz Bono, transform herself into the physique of a man is difficult because even with breast augmentation, "he" still doesn't appear to be comfortable in "his" own skin, specifically being intimate with "his" partner, who now has to adjust to the testoserone levels & changes in personality.
Instead of going to a doctor to change the body, go to the Creator to transform the heart! We were born the way we intended to be....any man made effort to change this, is a prescription for misery, regardless of momentary relief. At the end of the day, regardless of the or hormones, the DNA remains the same. My prayer is that each one of these individuals finds their identity in Christ & allows deep wounds of insecurities, pride hurt to be healed by the most Wonderful Counselor of all!! I would also like them to know "the Lord is gracious &
compassionate, slow to anger & rich in love, the Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made." psalm 145: 8&9. Keep me in your prayers that I am equipped to collaborate on the healing process as our paths cross.
xoxo
