Case 597
I am the father of three girls.... Some nights they would sleep with my wife and me in the same bed. One night I got up and, I don’t know why, but I began to feel attracted to them. I didn’t tell my wife, but I’ve looked for help.... I know this isn’t normal, and I have also stayed away from home for fear of continuing to make the same mistake. Dear Friend, We are [...]
Case 596
Our only son is twenty years old and is very rebellious.... He dropped out of the university three times, disappointing us and causing us to lose money. He prefers his deadbeat friends and bad habits, and one time he even hit me. My husband and I became very scared of him.... I got to the point where I couldn’t eat or sleep because of feeling such anguish and anxiety. After I refused to wash our [...]
Case 595
I got married when I was nineteen without knowing that I had a hereditary disease called hemophilia.... But everything was fine until I had to have surgery on my knees. Since then my marriage has been an odyssey. I suffered depression for the first time, and even tried to commit suicide by swallowing poison. Now my body is deteriorating because of the disease. My marriage has been affected by the constant disagreements and arguments.... I [...]
Case 594
I was brought up in a Christian home, but I can’t remember if I ever accepted Christ in my heart when I was young.... At the time I didn’t feel genuine repentance in my heart, I didn’t fear God, I had a bad attitude about going to church, and I was rebellious and proud.... I have been reading about the events in Revelation, and [while thinking about what Jesus Christ said], “Not everyone who says [...]
Case 593
Years ago, when I was just a child, I read the verse in the Bible about blaspheming against the Holy Spirit. I thought about it a lot, and I ended up having a blasphemous thought against Him. Now I am very afraid. I don’t know what to do. Dear Friend, As you may have noticed, we don’t usually give advice about theology. There are many organizations, including churches, that spend almost all of their time [...]
Case 592
I feel helpless.... It hurts me that my husband continues to mistrust me. More than a year ago (before we were married) I made the mistake of stealing money from him on several occasions.... Now we live with his mother, and she had the bad luck of losing some money with no explanation. As far as my husband and his mother are concerned, the only one who could be responsible is me.... Now the two [...]
Case 591
I fought in the civil war that unfortunately took place in my country.... When I returned home, I began to live a wild life of drunkenness, womanizing, and gambling, which caused problems in my marriage and suffering for my family.... For years I have believed that Jesus Christ is offering me the opportunity to change my bad habits, and I have sincerely offered Him my heart, trying to live like a Christian but without going [...]
Case 590
I am a thirty-year-old professional woman with a successful career, but when it comes to romantic relationships I have not had the same outcome. I had a boyfriend for several years, but he was unfaithful to me. Because of that, I have remained single.... [I moved to another city, and when I started my work on a project I met] a man. As soon as I saw him I felt attracted to him, and it [...]
Case 589
I am twenty-two years old, and I feel the need to have a serious girlfriend that I can marry and start a family with.... but I don’t know how to choose the right woman. I have seen stories on the Internet where some guys came up with supernatural signs for God to show them who was the right woman for them. I would like to know what your opinion is of this. Dear Friend, Thank [...]