Yesterday I went and had my third and final HIV/AIDS test at a local HIV/AIDS clinic in Shreveport. In June of 2010, I had unprotected sex with someone who was HIV positive—and yes, he did tell me beforehand. But I was drunk and told him that I didn’t care. As you might expect, I was severely depressed and afraid the next day—and since I didn’t know how to deal with that kind of fear, I just put it out of my mind completely and pretended like it never happened. I don’t know how I was successful at doing this… I guess I just kept myself busy. And saturated with alcohol.

A few months later, in September, I left the homosexual lifestyle and started following Jesus…. but I was not able to leave behind the fear that I had carried HIV along with me into my new life. Continue reading →

“Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,  so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God”- 1 Peter 4:1-2 Continue reading →