{"id":30343,"date":"2026-06-12T15:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=30343"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:19:55","slug":"the-miracle-of-my-story-faith-lgbto-and-40-years-of-following-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/the-miracle-of-my-story-faith-lgbto-and-40-years-of-following-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Miracle of My Story: Faith, LGBTQ+, and 40 Years of Following Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rhhf8FaMQ2s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t leave my gay life because I believed it was so bad&#8230;I left because somebody was able to prove to me how much better Jesus is.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this moving testimony, Guy Hammond, Executive Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strengthinweakness.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strength in Weakness<\/a>, shares his 40-year journey as a faithful follower of Christ while navigating same-sex attraction. 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