i cried the first time i heard this- it spoke to all the places I was before I knew the truth - and it's true, the truth did set me free and there is NO condemnation in Christ Jesus
One of my best friends who is also a pastor recently told me that he doesn't believe that a man who marrys another man will go to heaven and it broke me because I always had a dream that he would ordain my marriage and know I know for certain that will never happen. I have been a faithful follower of Christ for 11 years and live and believe in Jesus with all my heart but all that matters to him is that I'm living in what he considers is sin and that I'm going to hell. It's got me all messed up inside. I don't know right from wrong and feel lost and broken. I'm praying to God harder than I ever had hoping to find the answer. Stay strong and love the Lord with all your heart. Remember you're precious loved valid and worthy.
Mitchell, take heart my brother in Christ. A few years ago I drove for Lyft during the pandemic, and I used to talk to people all the time who are broken and just needed a friend to talk to you even for a 10-minute ride. Becuse I believe in the priesthood of all believers I used to tell the souls in my cab that I'm a priest in another life, which is true in many ways. One way which is true is that I would hear confessions all the time, a lot like yours, full of pain and brokenness that needs healing. You already know Christ but the healing that you need is from other believers to love you as Christ asked us to love each other. Years ago I got on these interwebs I got myself a handy dandy ordination license. If you or anywhere in the state of Washington or near seattle, I would be honored to officiate your marriage free of charge. I know this offer doesn't heal you from the pain of losing your friends acceptance and companionship of your heart. But I want you to know there are many of us around you who support you, who as gay Christians also know the love of God and how to love each other well. Take heart my brother your friend May yet come to a place of understanding for now keep yourself in a place of safety emotionally, and move forward to find community of believers who will accept you and your partner without hesitation. My offer still stands. 😊
As a gay Christian I want you to know you are not alone in this. Who you are was not a surprise to God. He loved you before the foundation of the earth. Check out our queer Christain community “Your Other Brother” if you are looking for brothers in the same position
Pardon pour tout les chrétiens car dieu regarde au ❤ et c'est à lui et vous de veiller à votre ❤...que chacun regarde au sien et je vous aimes...merci d exister
I saw this on the gay and christian side of tiktok. Checked out of curiosity. I have been struggling in reconciling my faith and sexuality. I didnt expect this song would make me cry. I felt the tears flow. I feel like God is talking to me. He is indeed watching over me.
We who are Christian and identify as queer so very often buy into the shame and hurt of believing we are alone and that God is absent from caring, loving or blessing our lives. Thank you for reminding that "even silence is an answered prayer"... beautiful and so full of love and hope
Thank you for your voice and words! Our community desperately needs artists and music like yours. SO powerful and healing. May God bless you double-fold to bring more healing to all the LGBTQ+ children that have been shamed and outcast.
I've been struggling with emotional detachment, feeling unknown and desperate to be understood. This entire song both hurts and heals in the best ways. Thank you Tim, for posting this, may God continue to use you to uplift through your heartfelt music.
Jesus understands you , you are not unknown. remember that the Lord formed you He created you just as you are. He knew you when you were inside your mom's belly (Jeremiah 1:5 / Pslams 139:13-18)
The way this just touched my soul and made me cry. Sometimes a simple song is all you need to be reminded how much God loves you regardless of your circumstance.
I really wish I had found this back when I was really struggling with being queer/trans and Christian, and was constantly being told that I couldn't be both. It took me years to realize that I didn't have to choose. Thank you for this song, God bless
Gay man here still dealing with feeling accepted by my brothers and sisters for being in a relationship. No longer singing in church due to being gay and finding my way but miss worship.
Jesus loves you forever He loves you. No matter what those who don't understand say - remember Jesus said it first "Forgive them Father they know not what they do"
I was abused growing up, this song is healing waterfall and beautiful poem to my broken heart. Thank you so much, Tim! Keep using the amazing gift God gave you!
This song is so powerful! I’d love to be able to sing it for my church, as a gay Christian it is such a powerful message! Are you going to release the sheet music for it?
Absolutely amazing! So glad I found this video, this is a perfect song for me to share with those who need just a little bit of hope and feel loved. Thank you for creating such a beautiful song.
Found this song which led me to all your other songs. Especially songs from love and happiness; feels like you're writing about me. Amazing songs. The part from 3:40 onwards.... T__T
Thank you for this ❤. As a trans teen who is dealing with a family that uses God as a way to justify there rejection of me and the feelings of God not loving me for me it made me feel (still kinda does) disconnected from God. ❤💙💜
Rose, I'm a mom of an LGBTQIA teen. Please let me give you a virtual hug. (( )) I am so sorry your family isn't accepting of who you are. You will rise like a Phoenix
Rose, here’s what I told the creep who calls himself “Quantum” Your type of passive aggressive diatribe is one reason why many of us in the LGBT community have left your toxic religion. Don't try to hijack this comment thread with your BS “God loves the singer-hates the sinner” crap couched in pretend love for us. And you don't even have the courage to exist with out a vague avatar in an attempt to make yourself look intelligent. Leave us alone. We see your homophobic and transphobic stripes for what they are; your own sexual insecurity. Rose, know that many stand in solidarity with you.
Did you know yor song "Just Say When" is popular in my highschool batch because that song is selected to be our dance music background. And yes. I really like that song. Is there a music video for that? I really do love that song. From the 🇵🇭💖 Our dance song before our JS Prom in highschool. I dont remember what type of dance, I just know that it is calmly and lovely dance with partner.
finaallyy! I had been waiting for a music video of yours. I was wondering the past few months what happened to tim be told? Such phenomenal music 💖 The way you pour your heart into each song 💞 please don't stop. Loved loved loveed this word ❤❤❤ Blessings 🙏🏻
To you, who may be part of the LGBT community and who's reading my message, I'm praying for you and I want you to know that you're loved, God truly loves you, I love you and every brother and sister in Christ love you
Your type of passive aggressive diatribe is one reason why many of us in the LGBT community have left your toxic religion. Don't try to hijack this comment thread with your BS “God loves the singer-hates the sinner” crap couched in pretend love for us. And you don't even have the courage to exist with out a vague avatar in an attempt to make yourself look intelligent. Leave us alone. We see your homophobic and transphobic stripes for what they are; your own sexual insecurity.
So, if I allow Holy Spirit to guide me and He brings me discernment that tells me to keep preaching the Gospel to and supporting the lost in the place I find them, to encourage them, and to teach them to hear that still small voice, you are okay with that? Anything less than that means you are throwing hollow words out to hide your real intent. Holy Spirit meets us each where we are and leads us each on the path we are to follow. No man can, nor should, judge that path or try to move another off the path they are directed to follow. If it is the wrong path, I kind of think God and Holy Spirit are pretty much able to work out the problems. My job as a Pastor/Prophet is to help believers learn to hear the voice of Holy Spirit and then encourage them to follow Him, not me.
When I was younger, I remember thinking that the older I got, the more I would know God and understand what he wanted of me. If I just kept at it, he would reveal more and more every day. Until one day I would be this wise old man with all of the answers, or a lot of them. But it hasn't quite worked out that way. Perhaps I am wiser, maybe. I am certainly a lot older! But if I am wiser, it's not because I now know the answers to all of those questions I had when I was younger. Rather, if I am wiser, it is because I realize now there is so much I don't know and likely never will know while I am here on this earth. And so at this point in my journey, sure, my embrace of God stems from what I know of him to be true, but just as much from acceptance of the mystery of His ways. Acceptance that there are limits to what I in my small mind can comprehend of his majesty, mercy, justice, love. Maybe I'll get answers when I see Him in heaven. I don't know. For now, I am leaning hard on faith. And trusting that God is indeed watching over me as I strive and pray and cry out to Him.
@@lisasalazar3768 Believe what you want about me, I just spread the truth. The fact is, we are all doing bad things and sometimes, it's due to the ignorance and I don't want to let the LGBT community, in general, in this ignorance thinking their lifestyle, and all of what they stand for, is good (cause the world is telling it's good). As I say, believe what you want about me, I'm not asking you to believe me when I say I love you, but believe Him. And I know how hard it can be to escape from a sin.. but nothing is impossible with God's help. I'm truly sorry if others (or people like me apparently) make you take the decision to stop following Jesus due to their words. I don't know what they said to you and I will never approve violence (verbal or physic), discrimination, curse words, judgement... And I believe a majority of christians are agree with that. I'm trying to tell people what God says, not me. So, does it mean that God is homophobic and transphobic for you ? Tell me what was inappropriate in my message, I could edit it with better words if it's really inappropriate.
@@eireanneruss2311 I'm agree with you, but sometimes, you (as a Pastor) act as a turning point in their path and you're contributing in their road to the Grace. Many people live in ignorance, and don't even know that they are doing wrong in their life so tell them to follow what they feel (before the conversion, the Holy Spirit isn't within us) won't help them a lot I believe. Your approach is interesting, but as I said, someone lost (in first time) won't have the Holy Spirit until he accepts Jesus as the Lord and Savior. So, personally, I would do the same way like you, but after their conversion. Until the moment where they engage with God (being baptized) they need to have points of reference (people who can help them to grow spiritually, people like you for example) to learn, to read the Bible, receive teaching, in short have someone available to help them at the beginning to understand the Words of God. All of these things will bring them to the final moment where they will accept Jesus in their life, where the Holy Spirit will walk with them afterwards :)
