Born this way?

I'll try to make this rant as short as possible, since it's on a controversial topic, and I don't like to fan fires.

People seem to think that homosexuals are born with same-sex attraction and thus God meant for them to be that way. I don't know whether or not they are born that way; to me, that is not the issue.

I would just like to take a moment to think about other things people are born with. Clef palates. Misshapen limbs. Genetic diseases. OCD. HIV. Sometimes birth defects are due to direct actions of the mother, such as HIV or fetal alcohol syndrome. Most of the time, though, there is no prevention.

Also, consider those who have chemical imbalances in the brain leading to depression. Some have severe aggression. Something in their genetic makeup led them to be who they are, good and bad.

So... does God intend them to be that way?

Does God intend for me to stay the same way I am now?

He wants us to become perfected through Jesus Christ. Is it easy? It was never meant to be. Most of us at some point don't like or understand what God asks us to do. That doesn't make it okay to assume we know better than God.

I know too many homosexual people to think they are inherently evil or anything ridiculous like that. They are no different than me, except that they have different demons to deal with. The trouble is, most of the world is convinced that those feelings are perfectly fine. I know it was a struggle for those I know to accept that they were having feelings for someone of their own sex, and it certainly isn't easy in our society to live that way. I would never try to belittle the challenges of those I love.

But God has made it clear that acting on homosexual feelings is not in His plan. Marriage is not meant for a man and a man or a woman and a woman. I think I know a few reasons, though I still don't completely understand why.

God never intended us to stay as we were when we were born. That's why we learn and grow.

I'm going to stop while I can. My last thought, though, is that God also never intended for us to hate our brothers and sisters. Only to love and to help.