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I was sexually abused. How can I overcome that past?
Realize that having sex with close relatives is wrong, and that you were the one wronged.
Leviticus 18:6-18, 29, 30
I was sexually abused. How can I overcome that past?
Trust God for protection when fears from your past arise.
Psalm 27
I was sexually abused. How can I overcome that past?
Be assured that the one who abused you will be judged by God.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
How can I forgive someone who's broken my trust?
Forgive, but be careful where you place your trust the next time.
Numbers 14:11-25
How can I forgive someone who's broken my trust?
Trust God to look out for you.
1 Samuel 24
How can I forgive someone who's broken my trust?
Use compassionate standards.
Matthew 7:15
How can I forgive someone who's broken my trust?
Pass on God's love.
Matthew 18:21-35
How can I forgive someone who's broken my trust?
Model yourself on your heavenly Father.
Luke 6:27-36
How can I learn to be more content with my life?
Blend the real with the ideal.
Psalm 107
How can I learn to be more content with my life?
Enjoy what you have.
Ecclesiastes 6:1-9
How can I learn to be more content with my life?
Realize God is in control of it.
Daniel 2:20, 21
How can I learn to be more content with my life?
Fill up on more of the right things.
2 Peter 1:3-15
I'm struggling with depression, and I feel so alone. Does God really care?
You're not the only one who's struggled with depression.
Job 30:16-31
I'm struggling with depression, and I feel so alone. Does God really care?
God is with you even in the darkest night.
Psalm 16:79
I'm struggling with depression, and I feel so alone. Does God really care?
He can help and counsel you in your time of trouble.
Psalm 46
I'm struggling with depression, and I feel so alone. Does God really care?
God can be trusted.
Lamentations 3:17-26
How can I handle even difficult times positively?
Know God is with you!
Leviticus 26:1-13
How can I handle even difficult times positively?
Remember God is always at work—even when you can't see him.
Job 23
How can I handle even difficult times positively?
Realize your story's not over yet.
Micah 4:1-5
How can I handle even difficult times positively?
Don't dwell on revenge.
Nahum 1:2-7, 15
How can I handle even difficult times positively?
Be confident about the future—even if you can't always smile.
Romans 8:18-30
How can I handle even difficult times positively?
Trust that God knows what he's doing in your life.
Ephesians 1:7-23
I struggle with an eating disorder. How can I accept my body the way God made it?
Don't judge yourself by magazine covers.
Psalm 104
I struggle with an eating disorder. How can I accept my body the way God made it?
Look in your mirror—and praise God.
Psalm 139:13-16
I struggle with an eating disorder. How can I accept my body the way God made it?
Remember, beauty is more than skin deep.
Mark 14:3-9
I struggle with an eating disorder. How can I accept my body the way God made it?
Don't be controlled by circumstances. Eat when you should.
Acts 27:33-36
What can I do when I've hurt someone?
Make a sincere apology.
Psalm 51
What can I do when I've hurt someone?
Be willing to go the extra mile to make amends.
Luke 19:1-10
What can I do when I've hurt someone?
Let the other person see your genuine sorrow.
Luke 22:54-62
Sometimes I'm jealous of others. How can I get out of this jealousy/envy trap?
Nurture your friend's success.
1 Samuel 20
Sometimes I'm jealous of others. How can I get out of this jealousy/envy trap?
Believe God knows you best.
Psalm 73:1-20
Sometimes I'm jealous of others. How can I get out of this jealousy/envy trap?
Practice contentment instead of anger.
Jonah 4
Sometimes I'm jealous of others. How can I get out of this jealousy/envy trap?
Watch your mind—and your tongue.
James 3:1-12
Sometimes my love life is so drab. Is it okay to look at pornography?
If you're marriage, your desire should be solely toward your spouse.
Song of Solomon 2:8-17
Sometimes my love life is so drab. Is it okay to look at pornography?
No, because God asks you not to give in to evil.
Galatians 5:19-23
Sometimes my love life is so drab. Is it okay to look at pornography?
No. Ask God, instead, to help keep you from temptation.
2 Timothy 2:22
When it comes to material things, how can I know what's enough and what's too much?
Remember all your possessions belong to God.
Leviticus 25:8-28
When it comes to material things, how can I know what's enough and what's too much?
Realize God gives you plenty so you can share with others.
Deuteronomy 24:19-22
When it comes to material things, how can I know what's enough and what's too much?
Prayerfully consider what to buy and how to help others.
Amos 6:1-7
When it comes to material things, how can I know what's enough and what's too much?
Keep things in their proper perspective.
Philippians 3:7-16
When it comes to material things, how can I know what's enough and what's too much?
Focus your attention on God, instead of stuff.
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Should I maintain friendships with non-Christians? If so, how can I keep from compromising my faith?
Be supportive, not condemning, when your non-Christian friends face hard times.
Obadiah 10-14
Should I maintain friendships with non-Christians? If so, how can I keep from compromising my faith?
Love your neighbor—but love God first.
Matthew 22:34-40
Should I maintain friendships with non-Christians? If so, how can I keep from compromising my faith?
Keep a balance of Christian and non-Christian friends.
Romans 3:9-20
When a poor decision on my part has damaged my reputation as a Christian, what can I do?
Return to God with all your heart.
Joel 2:12-17
When a poor decision on my part has damaged my reputation as a Christian, what can I do?
Remember, God is a God of second chances.
Jonah 2; 3
When a poor decision on my part has damaged my reputation as a Christian, what can I do?
Realize you can't change the past, but you can change the present.
Micah 7:18, 19
When a poor decision on my part has damaged my reputation as a Christian, what can I do?
Let God's forgiveness help you start afresh.
Zechariah 10:6-12
When a poor decision on my part has damaged my reputation as a Christian, what can I do?
Serve others.
Luke 7:36-50
When a poor decision on my part has damaged my reputation as a Christian, what can I do?
Realize God can use even your failures for his good purposes.
Galatians 1:11-24
I'm pregnant, and I don't know what to do.
Remember, every creature is in God's hands—including this unplanned-for baby
Job 12:7-10
I'm pregnant, and I don't know what to do.
Realize that it is God who gives life.
Job 31:15
I'm pregnant, and I don't know what to do. Should I get an abortion, have and keep the baby, or give it up for adoption? How can I decide?
Consider this child as a blessing, not a curse.
Psalm 127:3
I'm pregnant, and I don't know what to do. Should I get an abortion, have and keep the baby, or give it up for adoption? How can I decide?
Live from this point forward so you'll have a clear conscience.
1 Timothy 1:1419
How should I handle it when I feel rejected or excluded because of my faith?
Face the lions—with God on your side.
Daniel 6
How should I handle it when I feel rejected or excluded because of my faith?
Be comforted by the fact that Jesus was also hated.
John 15:1827
How should I handle it when I feel rejected or excluded because of my faith?
Stand firm.
Hebrews 10:32-39
How should I handle it when I feel rejected or excluded because of my faith?
Feel included—among the ranks of Christians.
1 Peter 4:12-19
How should I handle it when I feel rejected or excluded because of my faith?
Learn to endure.
Revelation 14:12, 13
I'm more attracted to people of the same sex than to those of the opposite sex. How should I handle those feelings?
Know that same-sex physical contact is outside God's law.
Leviticus 18:22, 29, 30
I'm more attracted to people of the same sex than to those of the opposite sex. How should I handle those feelings?
Remember there are consequences for going your own way.
Romans 1:2427
I'm more attracted to people of the same sex than to those of the opposite sex. How should I handle those feelings?
Be assured that God is always waiting for you to say no to sin and turn toward him.
1 Timothy 1:8-16
How can I learn to set priorities?
Always put God first.
Genesis 22:1-19
How can I learn to set priorities?
Practice zero-based prioritizing.
1 Samuel 15:10-35
How can I learn to set priorities?
Share the Lord's priority: his glory.
Haggai 2:6-9
How can I learn to set priorities?
Make time to spend with God, no matter how busy you are.
Luke 10:38-42
How can I learn to set priorities?
Don't put work ahead of love.
Revelation 2:1-7
Sometimes life is so painful I wish I were dead. What does God say about his love for me and the value of my life?
God never deserts you, even when you feel he has.
Psalm 38:21, 22
Sometimes life is so painful I wish I were dead. What does God say about his love for me and the value of my life?
Even your time to die is controlled by God.
Ecclesiastes 3:1, 2, 11
Sometimes life is so painful I wish I were dead. What does God say about his love for me and the value of my life?
God values your life incredibly and stands up for you!
Romans 8:31-39
Sometimes life is so painful I wish I were dead. What does God say about his love for me and the value of my life?
Remember that earthly troubles don't last forever.
2 Corinthians 4:17, 18
How can I overcome my tendency to worry and instead gain confidence about the future?
Learn to rely on God's promises.
Joshua 23:14-16
How can I overcome my tendency to worry and instead gain confidence about the future?
See God as your Savior, not as a saboteur.
Psalm 91
How can I overcome my tendency to worry and instead gain confidence about the future?
Know what's been and watch for what's coming.
Micah 5:2-5
How can I overcome my tendency to worry and instead gain confidence about the future?
Trust God to give you strength.
Habakkuk 3:16-19
How can I overcome my tendency to worry and instead gain confidence about the future?
Do what you can in a single day.
Matthew 6:2534
How can I overcome my tendency to worry and instead gain confidence about the future?
Turn your worries into conversation with God.
Philippians 4:49
Does the command about not taking God's name in vain include swearing?
What does God say about this?
Answer by Lisa Harper
Hearing God's Call
How can I figure out what God wants me to do with my life?
Nancy Ortberg
Forgiving the Unrepentant
Can I forgive those who have betrayed me if they are not repentant?
R.T. Kendall
A Little Wine for the Soul?
The Bible says drunkenness is a sin (Galatians 5:21). But is occasional social drinking OK for Christians?
J. Lawrence Burkholde
How Do I Know God's Will?
Answers gathered from various experts by Liberty Lay
Is patriotism in the USA dead?
the editors of Christianity Today
How can I handle discouragement and fear?
John Ortberg
How can we be thankful when times are tough?
Keri Wyatt Kent
Should I accept my disability, or seek treatment for it?
Ellen Painter Dollar
Why do I still feel stuck, even though I confessed my sin?
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Does how I treat my body really matter to God?
LaTonya Taylor
How should we treat those who are gay?
JoHannah Reardon
How should Christians engage attacks from popular culture?
Christopher B. Hays
What is the Christian perspective on war?
Phillip Jensen
How should we as Christians respond to stem-cell research?
The editors of 'Christianity Today'
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