Life After a Child Comes Out as Transgender

Out of the Darkness with Ruth Hovsepian

Debbie McNinch shares her experience of navigating life after her son came out as transgender with Ruth Hovsepian. She discusses the initial shock and the wrestling of her faith that followed. Debbie emphasizes the importance of loving and affirming her child while staying true to her faith. She talks about the challenges of dealing with societal judgment and finding her stance within the church.
Ruth highlights the need for parents to love their children unconditionally while not condoning their actions. They discuss the importance of understanding that sin comes in many forms and that focusing on the state of one's heart and personal relationship with God is essential. In this conversation,
Ruth and Debra discuss the struggles and challenges of parenting children who have left their faith. They emphasize the importance of prayer, worship, community, and declaring God's promises. They encourage parents to be vulnerable and share their struggles with others rather than pretend everything is perfect. The conversation concludes with a reminder to pursue our children in the spirit realm and refuse to listen to the world's negative messages.
Takeaways

• Navigating life after a child comes out as transgender can be challenging and requires wrestling with one's faith.
• Parents should strive to love and affirm their children while staying true to their faith and not condoning their actions.
• Societal judgment and the pressure to conform to certain beliefs within the church can add to the difficulties parents face in these situations.
• Understanding that sin comes in many forms and focusing on the state of one's heart and personal relationship with God is crucial. Prayer and worship are powerful tools in parenting children who have walked away from their faith.
• Building a community of support and prayer is essential for parents struggling.
• Parents should be vulnerable and share their struggles with others rather than pretending everything is perfect.
• Declaring God's promises and speaking life over our children can make a difference in their lives.
• Parents should pursue their children in the spirit realm and refuse to listen to the negative messages of the world.

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