Tag Archives: pain

I’m so confused! Television and new fiction releases tell me that I should be sexually insatiable. Text books tell me that my husband thinks about sex every seven seconds. Some women tell me that they could live without it forever. Over the past few years my husband has wanted it ...

The human reaction to pain is to quickly turn away from it. If you accidentally touch a hot pan, you’re going to jerk your hand back. This automatic reaction by your body will save your hand and spare you further pain. We react to emotional pain much the same way ...

“We are a family torn apart, but Jesus hasn’t abandoned us.” Those are the words boldly spoken by Naghmeh Abedini on June 2, 2015. She testified in front of a room of politicians as she has done many times before about the imprisonment of her husband, Saeed. This time it was ...

There are days when I feel completely insignificant. I wonder if anyone cares or even knows I exist. I feel lost, alone, and so very hopeless. Do you ever feel that way? Do you ever just want to pull the covers back over your head and give up? Don’t! Here ...

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). Despite our aversion to suffering, the Lord uses it for good, for a purpose and to lead us to where He wants us to be. ...