{"id":9171,"date":"2016-05-08T21:13:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T03:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affirmation.org\/?p=9171"},"modified":"2021-10-03T09:45:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:45:19","slug":"9171-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/pt\/9171-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A luta pela auto-aceita\u00e7\u00e3o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Por luiz correa<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17213\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eu.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17213\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17213\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eu-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Luiz correa\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eu-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eu.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luiz correa<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nasci em 1967. Um ano e meio depois, perdi minha m\u00e3e, que se suicidou. Meu pai se casou novamente e eu fui morar com ele e sua nova esposa quando eu tinha 4 anos. At\u00e9 os seis anos, acreditava que aquela mulher era minha m\u00e3e. Um dia depois de abra\u00e7\u00e1-la e dizer que amava minha m\u00e3e, ela me jogou no ch\u00e3o e disse que n\u00e3o era m\u00e3e de um garoto de pele escura e que minha m\u00e3e havia se matado. Depois daquele dia, clamei a Deus para me proteger. Sempre o culpei pela vida que levei, sem esperan\u00e7a e sem amor de m\u00e3e. Freq\u00fcentemente, orava para que Deus me levasse porque n\u00e3o conseguia suportar tanta dor f\u00edsica e psicol\u00f3gica. Com o tempo, tamb\u00e9m descobri que havia algo diferente em mim. Desde o in\u00edcio, fui atra\u00eddo por meninos e n\u00e3o por meninas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Em 1985, Deus respondeu \u00e0s minhas ora\u00e7\u00f5es e enviou \u00e0 minha porta dois mission\u00e1rios M\u00f3rmons que me apresentaram o evangelho de Jesus Cristo. Em mar\u00e7o do mesmo ano, tornei-me membro da Igreja de Jesus Cristo. Senti que aqui estava a resposta \u00e0s minhas ora\u00e7\u00f5es durante anos. Pouco depois, tive meu pr\u00f3prio testemunho da igreja e de toda a doutrina. Em meu cora\u00e7\u00e3o, senti um forte desejo de servir ao Senhor, mas antes disso servi meu pa\u00eds por um ano no ex\u00e9rcito. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Em maio de 1987, fui para a Miss\u00e3o Brasil Bras\u00edlia e servi com honra at\u00e9 maio de 1989. Voltei para casa e comecei a servir ao Senhor em meus numerosos chamados, sempre trabalhando duro como professor do semin\u00e1rio, professor da escola dominical, l\u00edder da miss\u00e3o da ala e primeiro conselheiro no bispado. Mas faltava um chamado maior, o do casamento eterno. Eu sabia que precisava fazer isso, mas meu cora\u00e7\u00e3o e minha mente disseram n\u00e3o, sabendo quais eram meus desejos interiores. Depois de muita press\u00e3o dos l\u00edderes, acabei me casando em fevereiro de 1996 e fui selado a minha esposa no Templo do Senhor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Em 1997 nasceu minha filha Gabriela, que hoje tem 19 anos. Ainda tenho uma enteada de 22 anos. Ap\u00f3s 4 anos de casamento, meu cora\u00e7\u00e3o estava fortemente pressionado por meus desejos secretos, e n\u00e3o querendo decepcionar minha esposa e meu chamado, finalmente terminei meu casamento e gradualmente deixei a igreja sem contar a ningu\u00e9m os motivos que me levaram a tal atitude .<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Houve momentos e dias muito dif\u00edceis para mim, porque ainda n\u00e3o me aceitava como gay. Tentei tr\u00eas vezes tirar a minha vida, depois de uma das tentativas fiquei inconsciente por tr\u00eas dias sozinho em casa. Levei algum tempo para me aceitar como sou. Por muitos anos, pedi ajuda ao Pai Celestial para mudar, tendo feito minha parte na miss\u00e3o de tempo integral, casando-me no templo e servindo em Sua igreja com dignidade. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Descobri que queria algo que o Pai n\u00e3o queria.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Ele sabia que era eu e que eu precisava me aceitar como sou. Agora sou um filho gay de Deus que ama o evangelho de Jesus Cristo, que tem a aceita\u00e7\u00e3o das minhas filhas, que me ap\u00f3iam e cultivam um carinho especial pelo parceiro com quem estou h\u00e1 oito anos. Depois de alguns anos de separa\u00e7\u00e3o, minha ex-mulher se declarou gay e se casou com uma mulher. Em tudo isso tenho um respeito enorme pelas minhas filhas Gabriela e Thays. Eles aprenderam a lidar com toda essa mudan\u00e7a em sua fam\u00edlia - completamente fora dos chamados padr\u00f5es normais da sociedade - e a nos apoiar como pais gays. Por muitos anos lutei, primeiro para ter o amor de algu\u00e9m que me desprezava. Ent\u00e3o lutei para ser algu\u00e9m que n\u00e3o era, depois lutei para aceitar quem realmente sou.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13153238_1090979074273962_1962053210_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9178\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15935\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13153238_1090979074273962_1962053210_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"13153238_1090979074273962_1962053210_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13153238_1090979074273962_1962053210_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13153238_1090979074273962_1962053210_n-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13153238_1090979074273962_1962053210_n.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13199367_1090979184273951_383657467_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9179\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15937\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13199367_1090979184273951_383657467_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"13199367_1090979184273951_383657467_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13199367_1090979184273951_383657467_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13199367_1090979184273951_383657467_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13199367_1090979184273951_383657467_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13199367_1090979184273951_383657467_o-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13199367_1090979184273951_383657467_o.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Busquei na Igreja o que Jesus Cristo disse em Mateus 11:28: \u201cVinde a mim, todos v\u00f3s que estais cansados e oprimidos, e eu vos aliviarei\u201d. Ele me aliviou. Ele me ajudou a saber que eu sou quem eu sou. N\u00e3o deixei de ser filho dele por ser gay. Posso ter sido abandonado nesta vida por pais terrenos, mas meu Pai celestial nunca me deixou. Ele me ajudou a superar barreiras e dificuldades. Sempre senti sua m\u00e3o em mim nos momentos em que n\u00e3o tinha for\u00e7as, quando desisti. Ele n\u00e3o queria que eu deixasse esta terra. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tenho um forte testemunho de que Deus vive e que Jesus Cristo \u00e9 meu Salvador. Eu sei que ele me ama como eu sou. Como diz minha b\u00ean\u00e7\u00e3o patriarcal, sou um vaso valioso aos olhos de Deus e ningu\u00e9m pode dizer o contr\u00e1rio. Eu sei que o Pai tem um prop\u00f3sito para mim aqui nesta terra, que \u00e9 servi-lo. Depois disso, tenho um grande testemunho do evangelho restaurado. Eu conhe\u00e7o o amor incondicional do Pai por todos os seus filhos, sem distin\u00e7\u00e3o de qualquer esp\u00e9cie. Eu sei que o amor de Cristo pode mudar pensamentos e atitudes. Acredito que, pelo dom da palavra e pela paci\u00eancia, todos seremos aben\u00e7oados com o amor fraterno e incondicional de Cristo. Sei que o Pai Celestial nos ama, que Cristo vive e que cada um de n\u00f3s aqui presente na Terra s\u00e3o seus filhos amados. Deixo este meu testemunho em nome de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo. Am\u00e9m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/944826_519148348182857_213040125_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9173\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15931\" src=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/944826_519148348182857_213040125_n-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"944826_519148348182857_213040125_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/944826_519148348182857_213040125_n-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/944826_519148348182857_213040125_n-216x160.jpg 216w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/944826_519148348182857_213040125_n-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/944826_519148348182857_213040125_n-200x149.jpg 200w, https:\/\/affirmation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/944826_519148348182857_213040125_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Por muitos anos lutei, primeiro para ter o amor de algu\u00e9m que me desprezava. Ent\u00e3o lutei para ser algu\u00e9m que n\u00e3o era, lutei para aceitar quem eu realmente sou ... Posso ter sido abandonado nesta vida por pais terrenos, mas meu Pai celestial nunca me deixou. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":17213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_piecal_is_recurring":false,"_piecal_recurring_interval":1,"_piecal_recurring_frequency":"","_piecal_recurring_exact_position":false,"_piecal_recurring_end":"","_piecal_color":"","_piecal_text_color":"","_piecal_global_color_master":false,"_piecal_rsets":"[]","_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[30,16,13,27],"newsletters":[],"class_list":["post-9171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faces","tag-coming-out","tag-family","tag-spirituality","tag-support"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Struggle for Self Acceptance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/affirmation.org\/pt\/9171-2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_BR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Struggle for Self Acceptance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For many years I have struggled, first to have the love of someone who despised me. 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