She strives to honor and respect her family and friends even when she is explaining unimaginably difficult circumstances.
Her authenticity stretches back to the stories of her past, as well. For her, “to give into temptation would be to give into unbelief” (89). She invites her readers in to see how her struggle with sin is a battle of faith. Perry doesn’t glorify her sin struggles, but she doesn’t leave the audience wondering, either. This vulnerable, beautifully authentic memoir challenges a culture that insists we put our best Instagram-worthy foot forward. So many truths in this book can be universally applied to any believer. Trust and obedience to Christ’s commands are the only hope for any of us to be restored. She challenges readers to examine their cravings for sin opposed to their cravings for a deeper relationship with God. You will probably discover that the author’s journey has many similarities to your own. Her journey was difficult, but God provided guides and companions along the way. Hill’s story is one of laying down an idol - at first with white knuckles - and eventually releasing her desires at the foot of the cross. If you don’t struggle with homosexuality or SSA, you can still apply the truths of this book to a variety of sin struggles. Isn’t every believer in Jesus on a journey to discover the love of a heavenly Father who persistently pursues them in the midst of their darkest days of unbelief?
Unbelief: it was the sin from which I hung guilty as charged” (5). She explains that she had many sins, but “each of them stemmed from one root - one organic sin that grew up, branched out, and became the seeded fruit of all other sins. Perry is adamant that God didn’t just save her from homosexuality he saved her from unbelief. Gay Girl, Good God is a powerful story of God’s unyielding pursuit of a young woman who struggled primarily with the sin of unbelief. ‘Gay Girl, Good God’ by Jackie Hill Perry
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