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As I get older, I feel more conflicted about things that I thought I was sure of. Social issues that seemed set in stone for me because I thought the Bible, my parents, teachers, and pastor said so are evolving in my mind now. It's possible that I can be seen as a wayward Christian; there's no real answers for a lot of these things. At least, there aren't answers that are sufficient from a human perspective. All I can do is search for the answer from God, and be content with what I find. At the end of the day, my faith that He knows what He's doing is all I have. But...I do feel torn on so many things. Sin is bad, that's true. We all fall short of the glory of God because we sin. It is only by the salvation provided by Jesus' sacrifice and God's grace that allows us into Heaven. We need to live a life of service and compassion while spreading God's love and grace to others. We need to see everyone as God's children. We cannot compare our journ...

Despite everything we've been through, I love him more deeply than I ever have before. Even when people have tried to tear us apart, or make us doubt each other, we cling to one another firmly and rise out of it. So, should that day come when they try to confront either of us with whatever manipulations they have in store, we both know that it is nowhere near as strong as the connection between our hearts. We've spent countless hours talking about every possibility of what they would do or say in their defense; but not one reason is remotely good enough to even plant a seed of doubt. They don't know how many times I have given him opportunities to go back; to save himself from me. I feel like I'm a never ending black hole of chaos in his need for stability, yet he keeps standing right next to me. He takes all the good and bad in our relationship and turns into bundles of laughter and contentment beyond the limits of what I thought I wanted. Even in our darkest, most...