TESTIMONIALS

Same-Gender Attractions

"I have lived in darkness for many years. I am a married man who struggles with same-sex attraction. Healing for the Soul has taken me to a place where I have begun to see the light of Christ and freedom from the bondage of same-sex attraction, pornography and masturbation. I am starting to live a life of purity, integrity and truthfulness. I no longer believe that I am "gay" and the worst of sinners. I have come to understand that I struggle with an addiction to be loved, that there are healthy ways to resolve this craving and that acting out with other men, masturbation or porn are not the answer to this addiction. HFTS has been a companion along this journey and struggle to heal. I am grateful to God for the blessing this ministry has been in my life."
-“Anonymous client”

"Jayson, the fact that I could discuss my sexual history with you in detail last week and yet end that phone call not feeling judged or condemned but valued and BLESSED is huge. It was the first time in over ten years that I could allow myself to think, Maybe God is a loving God. Maybe God HAS cared about me all along. And this is from a person who has held a variety of offices in his evangelical church for 25 years."
—John

"For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with same gender attractions. Even though I was raised in a loving, godly, Christian home, I battled in shameful silence with unwanted homosexual desires and sexual addiction, beginning in my early adolescence. I spent years feeling like I was some sort of a Christian "glitch" that God made a mistake on!
A little over a year ago, I found myself at the end of my rope. I was depressed, lonely and ready to give up on God, myself, and life as I knew it. Fortunately, I made one last attempt to find help - not sure if there even was such a thing as private, confidential help from a Christian organization for my particular needs. Thankfully, the Lord led me to the counseling ministry of Jayson Graves and Healing for the Soul where I have been blessed by the kind of healing I never thought possible in my life!
I have spent the past year receiving personal phone counseling and as a member of one of HFTS’s sexual addiction recovery groups. Although I know I will have to be on guard against sexual temptation for the rest of my life and I will never be completely struggle free, the freedom I experience today is worth any struggle or obstacle I have encountered during this healing process! Peace, hope and confidence have replaced the depression and shame, which once dominated my daily life – for this I am so thankful to the Lord and the ministry of Jayson and HFTS!"
- Nate (age 25)