Case 830
When I was in kindergarten, one day a little girl in my class didn’t make it to the bathroom in time and wet her clothes. She started crying and I laughed and made fun of her... I was extremely cruel to her. Now... I’m an adult college graduate. When I think about what I did as a child, I feel guilt and regret. I have a heavy weight on my conscience.... How could I have [...]
Case 829
During my childhood, I suffered serious physical abuse from my mother. Several times I went to the hospital with severe injuries.... When my father abandoned us... my mother, in an act of desperation, asked me to take some pills to pretend that I wanted to commit suicide.... I was only eleven years old, so out of fear... I agreed. The physical damage was minor, but psychologically [I was only able to overcome it with God’s [...]
Case 828
Three years ago I lost a friend to suicide. She had fought for years with depression, cutting, and a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.... I always [told her that the only One who could help her was God, and that He sent His Son Jesus Christ to bring salvation to her]. She never stopped me from talking about it, but at the very last she was so bad that she couldn’t bring herself to believe [...]
Case 827
I find myself at a crossroads, unable to make the decision of who will be my wife. Right now there are two girls in my life, one an ex-girlfriend, and the other one a young woman that I met recently. There are two things about my ex that I don’t like: first, I don’t think that we are compatible emotionally and intellectually; and second, I feel like I could marry her, but not her family, [...]
Case 826
When I was twenty-seven years old, I met the girl who is now my girlfriend and my future wife. But there’s something about me that she doesn’t know. At work I met a girl, and we ended up going too far sexually several times, until I realized that what we were doing was wrong.... I have shown a lot of respect for my girlfriend by not engaging in a physical relationship, but I was sinning [...]
Case 825
I am twenty-six years old, and for two years I have been in a secret romantic relationship with a man who is eleven years older than I am. My mother... in her effort to protect me, won’t allow me to make my own decisions.... She doesn’t accept that I want to be independent and have a boyfriend. My boyfriend asked me to marry him... but my mother won’t accept me moving out of the house. [...]
Case 824
I am twenty-four years old. About two and a half years ago I began to follow Christ, but I have not been able to stop sinning. I feel very sad because I no longer want to be an inconsistent person. I feel depressed, and I don’t know what to do because every time I sin I feel very badly. I want to know how to get closer to God. I want to be honest, to [...]
Case 823
I’ve been married for almost four years. My husband has two daughters from a previous relationship. His mother helped him with the older girl and, before we were married, he left the younger one with the girl’s mother. But when we got married, he brought the younger one to live with us. She was nine years old at that time. The daughter who lives with us has not been disciplined nor taught to obey. My [...]
Case 822
I had always hoped that my future wife would love my parents, and she did before we were married. But ever since the day of wedding preparation, relationships went south. My parents had disagreements with my in-laws, causing my wife to start harboring resentment toward my parents... and things went from bad to worse on our wedding day.... When I argue with my wife, it is always about my parents. I would like to honor [...]