Case 42
I am a young man who got his girlfriend pregnant, and the two of us decided not to have the baby. She took some pills to abort it. Now we feel condemned, and I don’t have any desire to keep on living. I feel that my life has fallen apart. I don’t have any strength to go on because of what we did. My question is, will I someday be forgiven by God for what [...]
Case 41
I want to ask your advice as to how to solve my problem. I've been living with my partner for four years, but it's been very hard for me to accept how he acts, mostly his bad habit of using vulgar language all the time. It's as if he doesn't realize how much he does it or all that he says. He doesn't stop for even an instant. Those words have become commonplace in his [...]
Case 40
I have a very big problem. I have had a terrible compulsion for more than fifteen years, and it has just gotten worse. What happens is that I take advantage of certain situations to engage in very shameful practices. I touch women without their consent on buses or in crowds. It is a habit, but a very bad one, and it’s very hard for me to quit. I have tried to quit many times, but [...]
Case 39
My wife is super jealous. Every time I get home, she wants a detailed explanation of everything I have done. She checks my cell phone and is always on the lookout for what she might discover. I am at a crossroads. I don’t want to leave her. I love her; but when she acts this way, I feel very badly, for I think it shows a lack of respect. She calls my work to find [...]
Case 38
I need help in making a decision. I have four children... The oldest, who is fifteen years old, is using drugs. He has been suspended from schools several times for fighting, and just now they found drugs on him and have suspended him again. I am desperate and don’t know what to do. I am divorced. The children’s father lives in another country, and we have no communication with him. I don’t want my other [...]
Case 37
I have a fifteen‑year‑old daughter. Since her last birthday, I have sensed her pulling away from me. She doesn’t confide in me anymore. Some time ago, I made a lot of mistakes. I was with many different men. My daughter knew four of them. I know I was a bad example to her. I believe that’s why she no longer trusts me. She’d rather talk to her friends than me. It hurts me that she [...]
Case 36
I am a fifteen‑year‑old girl. A while back, a nineteen‑year‑old guy told me he really liked me and asked me to be his girlfriend. I told him I didn’t feel the same way; but he kept on insisting, so I finally let him kiss me. It turned out that he has a son.... Ever since then, I’ve kept rejecting him, but he’s told me that he has unfinished business with me. I don’t know exactly [...]
Case 35
A few months ago I traveled to [another country] to work and make money to help my family get ahead. But after only three months... my sister started gossiping that my wife was going out with another man. I called my wife and she began to cry. She swore to God that it wasn’t true and said, “How could your sister think I would do such a thing?” ... I trust my wife, but I [...]
Case 34
I am a married woman without children. I am sterile. God has given me a good husband who is responsible, faithful, and loves me very much. I cry a lot and beg God to bless us with a child. I have been through a number of medical procedures, but nothing has worked. I have not given up hope that I will become a mother. Dear Friend, The pain you are feeling is evident in your [...]