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Christians
with herpes share their testimony
I am a
Christian woman and I have herpes. I've had
Herpes for 12 years now and
it's finally time to share my testimony with you. If you are a Christian
and have herpes or any other STD OR any other type of illness I would
absolutely LOVE IT if you would share your testimony with me and give me
permission to
share your testimony on this page for others that follow
Christ OR don't know who Christ is OR how He fits into our lives.
If you
have a Bible verse that inspires you and helps to get you through life's
little bumps in the road will you share that with me too? I'm going to
put the Bible verses as I get them into the side bar of this page. I
also wanted to let you know that there is a
forum for Christians that
are suffering from herpes OR have an STD. Maybe we can reach out to each
other and give the glory to God for allowing us to learn something new
about His Love for us in spite of Life's little negatives, ya know? Send
your Bible Verses OR your testimony to and I'll
post it for the entire world to see!! How's that? :-)
I'm a Christian woman, 25 yrs
old, and I've had herpes since I was 18 years old. I was raped and
never let God part my way as I have come to learn that where there's
a door, he opens it. I was very lucky to just get an STD. I know,
your thinking that is "crazy." Well I think of it like this, the guy
that raped me could have killed me, given me AIDS, etc. So I had to
count my blessings when I heard it was "only" Herpes. I know,
doesn't seem that anyone in his or her right mind would think like
that, but that is I and who I am. I have nothing but respect for the
man upstairs and I know that he wouldn't deny me anything he didn't
see fit in my life; good or bad. I'm married to a wonderful man,
have a handsome son and that is my life and I'm so grateful to have
what I have each and every day. I know plenty of women that don't
see it to be fit to have Herpes and call yourself a Christian,
because the end result is you had to do something, no so
Christian-like to get Herpes, right? WRONG! Those types of people
are those that disgust me and make me wonder how in the world they
are leading anyone in the right direction. God says to "love thy
neighbor." That is not love, that is hate and pure and simple, it's
being disobedient. My favorite quote from the Bible is: Isaiah 6
Verse 10: Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears
heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear
with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and
be healed. I think that says all that needs to said, about that. -
Lizzy
All I can
tell you is it has been the grace of Almighty God. Yes, my faith. I've
learned so much about being a Christian. I frankly believe I would not
have learned it any other way. Now God has my full attention. - Eddie
You guys are
so good and I sure hope that you know deep down inside that you are
beautiful people ALL of you. I was so happy and so surprised when I
opened up my outlook express and started reading the notes about what it
is you guys have to say about herpes and what it's meant in your life. I
almost started to get all choked up inside when I started reading the
positive little notes in between the lines. You are what makes YOU and
not the herpes. If I had to go back and do it all over again I don't
think I would change much of anything because it's all helped to shape
my life even in small ways. I'm not happy that I contracted herpes but I
am thankful that I am alive. I really appreciate and hold dear to my
heart what GiftedBrotha said about having Christ in his life and not
living in fear because that's how I do it too. I'm not afraid of
anything bad in this world because of the fact that I have Christ and
Christ has me. He did pay the ultimate price and who am I to become self
absorbed in something as small as herpes when you compare it to His shed
blood on the cross. Ok.. I will stop there because I do have respect for
those that don't believe and if you don't that's ok. I didn't post this
to make anybody feel bad. Please know that sincerely from me. Just like
we had a hard time coming out about herpes.. I just felt the need to
come out about where I'm at and how much Christ does mean to me and what
He has done for my life. It's what has made it so simple for me to move
on from the negativity that having herpes can sometimes bring. Thanks
for allowing me to ramble.. *Hugs* - Angela
Am I happy
that I have this well honestly no. However, I do appreciate how humble
and strong I have became from the experiences I have gained with having
this. You really do not learn who you are or how strong you are until
something happens to you. Dwelling on the consequences will only cause
you pain but the experience itself will cause you to grow and become an
even stronger person. I did not like pain in the past but now with
Christ in my life I fear no evil and have a much stronger appreciation
for life. I do like the support
this group and
others give to people who are new to this. We all need each
other and not the stigma this society gives us for having something like
this. - Gifted Brotha
Well I need
to retract a little of what I said.. "Blessed" to have hsv2 because I
said I was. I don't really feel blessed but I have not let it define who
I am as a person. I was defined well before I found out that I had this.
I just know it has really helped me do my job better working with teens
and in the STD world that I work in. I do not fear hsv2 at all nor do I
let it control my life. The main reason is because I have Christ in my
life but the other is because I knew alot about hsv2 when I was
diagnosed. Knowledge is power! I will not let someone control how I feel
about myself with their lack of knowledge of hsv, if they don't want to
date me because of this, then let them go try to find someone who
doesn't have it. ;) You are all amazing wonderful people and you need to
feel proud of yourselves because you have the power to get up and get on
here and talk, vent etc. Wishing you all a blessed week. - Jane
God, has
definitely made an impact on my life. I say the serenity prayer on a
regular basis. It certainly helped me when I was first diagnosed with
herpes and with other obstacles in my life. - Lemonade
That
would be nice. I always wondered why you were so hopeful and upbeat.
So, I am not surprised at all to find out that you are with Christ.
I will be sending you a link. It is about a program at my church. I
am a graduate of the Celebrate Recovery program. This REALLY helped
me and according to the bible can help others with underlying pains
and hurts other than herpes. There is a CR program in every town,
city, across the USA. And, villages across the world. ~ Faith
Leaning
on the Lord and learning about turning all things over to him, has
brought me nothing but peace and joy, even and especially in the
most turbulent of times. May your day be blessed. - Jane
Talk
about Keeping Your Faith in God when you're Sick
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