A close family member has made some poor choices that affect many others, including children. I was shocked by what she did; it was unbelievable. I was not feeling any love toward this person, and I was hurt by how she was hurting others. I was having trouble sleeping because my thoughts were consumed with… Read More Sandy’s Story: Anger and Resentment over Wrongdoing
My husband is not a believer in Christ Jesus, and I desperately want him to believe in the Lord. Because he doesn’t come to church, we can’t communicate about spiritual things. It would be so nice to be able to talk about the things that really matter, such as eternity and the things of God.… Read More Deborah’s Story: Praying for an Unbelieving Spouse
Within the last nine months, my divorce was finalized, and my husband remarried. Not long ago, I went to the pool with my ex-husband, his wife, and our five kids. I sat in the background and watched them: a family having fun playing ball. They looked like a team, like a complete family, and I… Read More Liz’s Story: Loneliness after Divorce
A while ago, I had trouble with one of my coworkers. She would brag about herself in front of management but didn’t work as hard as the rest of the team. She talked about herself all the time but never showed any interest in others, and she was often rude to me, even pretending to… Read More Julianne’s Story: The Struggle to Love an “Unlovable” Person
After my dad’s funeral service, we brought home many of the flowers that had been set up around the church, and my mom set a vase of white roses on the dresser in her bedroom. They bloomed brilliantly in the morning sunlight, and my mom, comforted by their beauty, prayed they would last the whole… Read More Anna’s Story: God’s Grace in My Grief
