Case 680
My wife and I went to work in another country for five years. In all that time, my girls were practically alone. As might be expected, they stopped going to church. This has caused me to sink into a depression that has lasted for years. I feel like I am not worth anything, and I haven’t done anything right. I suffer from Tinnitis. The doctor told me that there is no cure, and that I [...]
Case 679
My best childhood friend is going through a rough patch. He is distraught about his future. He is fed up with his work, and his relationship with his mother and his stepfather is not good. He has been very depressed on several occasions. One time he even wanted to kill himself. I tried to help him. I counseled him and told him about the peace that God can give him. I talked to him about [...]
Case 678
I believe that I interfered with God’s will. I am a medical doctor, and a little less than a year ago my brother, the person who I loved most in this world, died during surgery for a brain tumor. I was angry and I blamed my mother for the delay in my brother’s diagnosis because it left me no time to get him to another country where there might have been other treatment options.... He [...]
Case 677
I am a married man, and I feel very guilty before God because I failed Him. I committed adultery, and it caused a pregnancy; but we decided that the child would never be born. I would like for you to tell me how I can get God’s forgiveness for having sinned, knowing the truth, and still taking the life of an innocent child. Every day my guilty conscience torments me. As a result, I am [...]
Case 676
About four years ago, a man attacked me.... As a result, I cried every night until I finally revealed to my family what had happened and we reported it to the authorities. Since then, I have not been able to stop thinking about what happened to me and, when I do, I cry, and horrible images come to my mind and I have nightmares. I feel that he is watching me or that he wants [...]
Case 675
I have a twenty-three-year-old daughter. She is the product of forbidden love with a man who has a wife and two children.... I was always very careful that no one find out about us. He has been financially responsible for my daughter, and gave her his last name, but has not been with her all of the time. About six years ago we decided to end our relationship, but recently my daughter saw on social [...]
Case 674
One of my cousins seduced me and, even though I was afraid, we ended up having physical relations. Two days ago, she told me that she is pregnant, but I already have a girlfriend. What should I do? Dear Friend, From the anonymous information that you have given us about yourself, we believe that you are seventeen years old. In some countries that would mean that you are still a minor, while in other countries [...]
Case 673
I am a thirty-six-year-old man. Thirteen years ago, I met the woman that I live with now. She was married when I met her, with three children, and separated from her husband. Back then I didn’t know anything about Biblical teachings. Now that I am a follower of Christ, I realize that I shouldn’t have gotten together with a married woman. We have two children together.... What should I do? Should I leave the relationship [...]
Case 672
I suffer from ludopathy. Because of the vice of gambling in casinos, I lost my job, got into debt, and gambled everything away. I still gamble with the little that I earn. I have a family, but I keep doing the same thing and can’t find a way to extricate myself from it. Dear Friend, {We are very sorry to hear about your situation. It is clear that your entire family has been affected.} We [...]