CounselingChristians

Q: My wife and I have a semi-close relationship with my sister and her family (they are Catholic) but they live in the same neighborhood as us. My sister just had her third baby and plans to have his christening in a couple of weeks.  I went to my other nieces christenings before I was married and before I learned biblical teaching (where I became aware of how false the Catholic church is). It's my understanding that Catholic's believe they are ridding of the baby's original sin? If so it's a completely heretical practice that contradicts the truth of Scripture & the Gospel.  We know not attending will sever part of the relationship we have with them. We are looking for council on how to handle this situation as my sister and her family will be offended and probably not at all understand why we wouldn't show up in support of her child. They know we do not agree with Catholic theology, but this would be quite extreme for them. Thank you in advance for your counci...

Q: I could use some prayers today. I have been extremely unhappy in my marriage for going on a decade. There are times when I would have had justifiable reasons to divorce and didn’t, now I technically don’t and just feel stuck. I have prayed and prayed.  My husband is extremely unenjoyable. He is a TERRIBLE person to everyone in his life, he is rude and snarky, chronically miserable and disrespectful, and I don’t know a single person who can handle him in more than small doses because he drains the energy from everyone he encounters. He is combative, entitled, and just all around brings misery. I have had people who are very calm and passive tell me their first time feeling anxiety stemmed from being around him. He makes life heavy and hard and he destroys my nervous system. And he has been told by too many people, family members, friends, therapists, pastors, and literally says every one except him is wrong. It’s exhausting. A: Prayer has to accompany action.  After someone ...

Q: I regret something: last week I petitioned to dismiss my divorce case. My husband cheated on me (or tried to) with a few women, he was on meth, he treats my 2 oldest kids who aren't his differently from the kids we have together, and also he isn't Christian. I regret that decision now. The reason why I dismissed the case is because I lost my job and I don't wanna lose custody of our daughter (plus, I was starting to have a mental breakdown from stress and trauma). :( A: It's good you didn't divorce as God calls us to live godly before our unsaved spouse. Its not easy, but its what we have to persevere in, as were in a life covenznt before God. We dont abandon someone on a sinking ship, we get thrm in thr lifeboat and help get them safely to shore, to safety, to help, to save them. You dont get to bail when times get tough and let him drown. Jesus would never do that to you either.    I hope these can help you. Dont forget... God is in the restoration business. Wh...

Q: I need prayers …I’m sure I know what I need to do, stay, pray for my husband...but I’m just so lost and so sad, hurt, & feel humiliated… My husband "came to God" again at the beginning of January, never thought that would happen, great but only thing is he doesn’t want to go to our local church, he wants to only watch [ redacted] preach because he claims that’s “his church”, thst he’s tired because he works all day Saturday and Sunday he "just can’t" go there physically, he tried going to resurrection service but "couldn’t" get out the door to get there. It sounds lazy excuse.  I was sad because even before he got saved he would go here and there with us. But now "not once". And he gets mad when I go. He’ll tell me to leave our 2 year old because “why does she need to go?” And if I take her he makes my oldest teen stay. Like to punish me? I’m just trying to take my kids ofc I’d love to go as a family but forsure most definitely my kids nee...

Q: My mom passed away in her sleep yesterday. She was only 61 and as of right now we don't know why? She never confessed Christ as Lord and I'm having trouble trusting God. The thought of my mother being eternally separated from God is something my mind can't cope with. It hurts more deeply than anything I've ever felt. A: My heart go out to you in this time of deep grief and sorrowful suffering. It reminds me of Lazarus death in John 11:32-36: "When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled....Jesus wept." Jesus, the God-Man, our Savior also in his humanity and surely as God, was grieved, and was a man of sorrows too, much more than we can fathom. He's experienced loss as well, and he can comfort us in times like this. And it is in times like this we need to lean on Him, and stay close to Him in the Scriptures, and by other believers conforting and reminding you of his goodnes...

Q: I want to wait until marriage but boyfriend does not. Long distance, so kind of confused? Would this be a deal breaker for yall? He said he is willing to wait but does not want too if that makes any sense. He is professing Chrisitan A:  No. Say no. Hold firm. You obey God and live holy.  Is he saved? Pursuing holiness? He needs to be discipled by godly men at church if saved...as fornication is a serious sin, rebellion against God. Is he even a member of a church? Is he active there?  I am watching a sermon right now 😅 that touched on Jewish wedding, and I am very familiar it. The celebration and event was very expensive. Everyone in town was invited. It lasted 7 days. If you didn't invite and provide for everyone, lawsuits galore happened. But Purity is part of it pre marriage too. Dating or courting.  This touches on purity before marriage as well which you can read. Heres some resources for him And get him this book  on Purity for Men. *The book explain...

Video game blog In 80s and early 90s video games were stand alone, or shared at home with siblings. After that the industry became a billion dollars business raking in money, and connecting players to random people, making stranger danger a problem, and bad influences on your kids were also getting a hold of them via the headset.  Gaming is an addiction now not a light hobby, or just a light thing you enjoy for 20 minutes, and move on in your day. It is ruining families, married relationships, and relationships with kids, cuz the husband neglects his family to feed his addiction.   A guy on tv said he spent $40,000 on games using the in app feature. One would think it must've taken him 20 years to spend that, but... turns out it was only 400 days. That's barely more than one year. He spent $100 a day on gaming. And noted recently he even spent almost $800 one day.  Today's gaming should be avoided. If it's absolutely necessary for some reason, buy the old games like ...