Case 429

Forgiveness, Small children (Discipline/Instruction/Care)|

I have an eighteen-month-old daughter from an extramarital relationship. When she was born, her biological father refused to give her his last name, but today I got the court to mandate child support from him. The rejection from her father’s family caused me to legally seek to deny him any visitation with her. I ask God for wisdom to help me nurture my beautiful daughter, but I adamantly refuse for her to have present or [...]

Case 428

Infatuation/Falling in Love, Romantic Relationships/Courtship (Chastity/Moral Values)|

I am a twenty-year old girl.... I met a guy at work and chose to be his girlfriend even though he did not share my principles. He promised to change, but that never happened.... I was not happy. My conscience would not leave me in peace. He induced me to do things that I had never done before.... I spent more than a year like that, far from God internally, until the day I decided [...]

Case 427

Finances, Marriage (Conflicts/Insults)|

My husband and I have been married for twelve years.... I discovered, after marrying him, that he had a lot of debt. I helped him pay off the debt at the beginning of our marriage. I took charge and became responsible for the financial management of the household until four years ago, when he told me that he should be in charge of our finances. I just found out that he has run up credit [...]

Case 426

Singleness / Solitude, Suicide/Suicide Attempt|

I am getting older, and I am still not married. The idea of having to keep living alone torments me and makes me ill. It is very bad for my mental health. I have even had thoughts of suicide.... I have spent years begging God for a woman.... Why is He doing this to me? Years ago I was in love, but I was let down and ended up being very bitter and holding a [...]

Case 425

Repentance|

I am fifteen years old, and one night when there was a party I went to a friend’s house without my parents’ knowing that I was gone. From there I left with a boy in his car, but nothing happened. He is a friend from school, and we just went for a ride.... I got back home at ten in the morning. Now I am grounded for a long time, and my family doesn’t trust [...]

Case 424

Infatuation/Falling in Love|

I’m very confused. I met a man on the Internet who is ten years older than I am. We’ve been chatting for a month, and I’ve loved receiving his messages. He’s a very kind gentleman, romantic, and has a noble heart. The problem is that two days ago I met him in person, and I didn’t like his physical appearance at all. I’ve told him I don’t want to continue the relationship, but he insists [...]

Case 423

Singleness / Solitude|

Sixteen years ago my father died as the result of an assault. I was seven years old at the time.... My mother was single for the next seven years, until after I was fourteen, when she found a partner.... She has been with him for nine years, but to this day I don’t consider him a father, not even as someone whose advice I can seek.... I miss having a father, someone who can advise [...]

Case 422

In-laws, Jealousy / Envy|

I’m jealous of the relationship that my husband has with one of his sisters. She gives more attention to my husband and treats him better than her own husband. My husband counts on her to help him with almost everything. He makes some decisions with her input instead of consulting with me.... In one day he says her name more times than I can count.... I feel that I’m competing for my husband’s attention.... He [...]

Case 421

Absentee Parents, Marriage (Adultery/Infidelity), Parental Responsibility|

My wife and I have two children, but I was unfaithful, and from my sin came a beautiful little girl who is now three years old, the same age as my youngest son. I confessed my sin to my wife, and she forgave me but said I had to distance myself from my daughter. I want to bring the little girl to live with us, but I don’t know how to tell my wife. She [...]