Discouraged and in need of prayer?

Question:

Dear brother, I am in need of a great healing.   At 53, I am alone, and in trouble. depression.  I have not been able to keep employment.  After 32 years, my wife divorced me and my children have little to do with me.  Can you pray?  Will you pray?  God bless.Continue reading

How do you know the difference between a “trial” in the Christian life, and God “chastening” you?

Question:

My wife and I are both Christians and we have a very good marriage and wonderful children who have also been saved and baptized. It just seems that every time we turn around things are going wrong in our life. We know that Christians are supposed to suffer hardships, and we understand that life on earth is anything but easy. But how do you know the difference in God testing you, punishing you (even though you can’t figure out why) or Satan just having fun? It just seems that every time we take three steps forward, we get knocked back five. We have both prayed about this and even asked our pastor and Sunday school teacher. They tried to answer this question only to confuse us more.Continue reading

How far does the authority of parents and husbands go?

Question:

Eph. 6:1-3, and Eph. 5:22-23 says that children and wives should obey their parents and husband respectively. As a child under my parent what is the biblical counsel if my parents are idol worshippers and they deprive me from practicing my faith as a Christian, in fact they force me to partake in the worship of idol. as a wife also if my husband tells me to do things that are against the scripture.Continue reading