Category “Personal Struggles”

Why did God Give our Pets Such Short Life Spans?

Although land tortoises can live over 150 years and parrots sometimes live as long as people, most pets have short …


Does Deuteronomy 22:5 Imply that Women Should Not Wear Pants But Only Skirts?

Does Deuteronomy 22:5 Imply that Women Should Not Wear Pants But Only Skirts?

Neither men nor women wore pants in Bible times.…


How Can We Love our Neighbor as Our Self, as Jesus Commanded?

Loving other people as oneself is a difficult goal. But Jesus clearly made it fundamental to Christian living. On one …


How Should We Recognize and Respond to God’s Discipline in our Lives?

Both the Old and New Testaments make it clear that God disciplines and corrects His people. In the Old Testament, …


What Did Jesus Mean, “Lead Us Not Into Temptation”?

What did Jesus mean when He taught His disciples to pray, “lead us not into temptation”?

When Jesus taught His disciples…


Can Someone Be Forgiven if They Commit the Same Sin Again After Confessing and Repenting it?

Can someone be forgiven if they commit the same sin again after confessing and repenting it on an earlier occasion?


Why Should I Pray When it Doesn’t Seem that God Hears My Prayers?

Why should I pray when it doesn’t seem that God hears my prayers?

It is part of the human condition to…


What Should I Think of what I Experience in Dreams?

What should I think of what I experience in dreams?

Scientific evidence is accumulating that dreams have vital physiological and psychological…


If I Feel Like A Hypocrite When I Obey God, Does that Mean I Really Am One?

If I feel like a hypocrite when I obey God, does that mean I really am one?

Christians know they are…


Can a Person Who Continually Struggles With Impure Thoughts Be Genuinely Saved?

Being born again doesn’t keep us from having impure thoughts. First John 1:8 says, “If we say that we have …