Case 411
My husband and I are both thirty-eight years old. I recently found out that seven years ago he inappropriately touched my sister, who was then twelve-years-old. My sister says it only happened one time. I don’t know what to do. Dear Friend, Anyone would be confused in your situation. Most wives want to believe that their husbands would not do such a thing, but at the same time most women want to believe what their [...]
Case 410
I am a twenty-five-year-old man. When I was twenty-three I began to feel attracted to men. That gave me a deep sense of guilt and extreme depression. I even began considering suicide. I have never had sexual relations with men. The Bible has helped me a lot, though I have not become a follower of Christ yet. I was able to get over the depression and to decrease the homosexual desires, but they haven’t completely [...]
Case 409
Up to what point do you have to keep obeying the commandment to honor your father and mother? My father has a business and, because of his poor life choices, he ended up owing back taxes.... He started another business, and put it in my name without even consulting me.... The same issues began once again, not paying the bills and falsifying invoices to pay lower taxes. My father didn’t care that I could go [...]
Case 408
I am a young man who had a problem with pornography for seven years. It made me feel as if my life were garbage.... I told my father about my problem, and he said that when I made mistakes in life, I didn’t have to keep on repeating those mistakes, and that God would forgive me if I asked forgiveness for my sin and then stopped doing it. It wasn’t easy. I fell many times, [...]
Case 407
When I was a little girl I was sexually abused by a cousin and by an uncle.... Now the actions of my degenerate uncle have caught up with him, and the mothers of some girls have reported him to the authorities for molesting them.... My dilemma is whether I should tell my mother. She has been called as a witness to testify, and I would like for her to know the truth because she [...]
Case 406
My father is addicted to drugs and alcohol, and is very aggressive and violent. We have put up with his abuse and violence toward our mother for many years. Every time she has put him out of the house, it has only lasted a few months. Every spiritual leader that my mother has consulted has told her the same thing: that she should fight for her marriage and not give up, and that she should [...]
Case 405
I am a single woman in my thirties.... I have had some romantic relationships, but none leading to marriage. I would love to have a home and children, but I have not yet gotten the opportunity. I have been in love many times, but I always suffer because there is not a happy ending. I have wondered if there is something wrong with me. My friends think that I am an excellent person, but sometimes [...]
Case 404
I am a high school teacher. I’m in love with one of my students, and she’s in love with me. The issue is that her parents don’t approve of our relationship, which is in its beginning stages. For the past week my girlfriend’s mother has not allowed her to communicate with me, and I haven’t seen her at school either. I need to speak to her. I miss her very much! I have even considered [...]
Case 403
I know that our decisions should be made according to the will of God, but how can I be sure if I’m doing the right thing? Sometimes I feel uncertain, and it seems like I’m going crazy. I live surrounded by neighbors who hate me because I don’t allow them to control me. I follow Jesus Christ, so I don’t want others to get too close to me; but I’m afraid of having problems with [...]