It wasn't that long ago that openly homosexual football player Michael Sam felt that he was on top of the world. He was chosen in the NFL draft, had a study boyfriend, and was given all kinds of accolades by the leftwing media for being proud of his homosexuality.
How things change:
Let’s Pray for Michael Sam
Dr. Michael Brown
17 August, 2015
"As widely reported last week, Michael Sam, heralded last year as the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL, has stepped away from professional football for now, citing concerns about his “mental health.” (At the time of the announcement, he was playing for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.)
This would be a great time to pray for this young man, another sinner for whom Jesus died, another lost soul in need of redemption, another human being created in God’s image and in need of the Savior.
Barely one year ago, Sam was flying high, having become a national celebrity overnight, with a reality TV show signed for Oprah’s network, with personal congratulations coming from no less than President Obama, and with the photo of him kissing his boyfriend seen around the world.
As for his professional football career, that left much to be desired, as he was drafted among the NFL’s last picks (can you name any other 7th-round draft picks from 2014?), then cut after trying out with the St. Louis Rams, then hired by the Dallas Cowboys for their practice team (which also made news, although I’m fairly sure almost none of us know the names of the players on any other NFL practice teams), then dropped by the Cowboys before being picked up by the CFL, only to take a leave of absence for “personal reasons” in June before stepping away entirely for the present.
What were his “mental health” issues? He said nothing more about them, although it’s easy to understand why he would be struggling after such an emotional rollercoaster.
Others would speculate that he ran into locker room “homophobia” in the NFL or CFL; others would claim that he is not enjoying the “gay” lifestyle.
What we do know is that he’s hurting, and it is often when we are going through serious difficulties that we recognize our need for the Lord.
Who knows what will happen if we pray that he will encounter the incredible love of God, that he will recognize his own sin and guilt (that’s the path for every one of us on the road to redemption), and that he will call out to the heavenly Father to have mercy on him. Who knows?
Last Saturday (August 15th) I received a wonderful testimony from a friend who had taken in a troubled teen a couple of years ago after this young man, now 18, found no lasting help in the foster care system. He was openly gay, sometimes even cross-dressing in what seemed like an act of defiance, causing some challenging moments for the younger kids in the household.
But the family showed him unconditional love (with clear boundaries) and prayed for God to touch him, and upon my friend’s request, I sent this young man some materials to watch online (including this lecture)..."
Read more at
http://barbwire.com/2015/08/17/lets-pray-for-michael-sam/
Let's pray that this morally and sexually confused man seeks legitimate help to overcome his confusion and doesn't become yet another LGBTQ statistic by turning to suicide.
