Pain & Hard Seasons

Start by asking whether the person is wise, foolish or evil. Draw the wise close, love and forgive the foolish with some boundaries, and put strong boundaries around the evil.

No. I don’t see a Biblical issue with it. And I actually plan to be cremated.

Yes, but honoring them doesn't mean pretending it didn't happen, obeying them as an adult, or giving them unlimited access to your life.

How you grew up or how you're wired is never a valid reason not to be like Jesus. Those things may describe you, but they should never define you.

I don't believe they do. Our pets don't go to heaven, but animals will be there, just not the ones from Earth that we had as pets.

You grieve honestly, and you grieve with hope. Christians are not told to skip grief. We are told we don't grieve like people who have no hope.

Jesus has already beaten death. For anyone who trusts Him, death isn't the end. It's the door home. You may still feel fear, but you don't have to be ruled by it.

No. Suicide is not the unforgivable sin. It's a sin like any other.

Yes. God didn't cause your pain, but He will use it. God can redeem your past and give your pain purpose.

See yourself as a servant, stay faithful when you don't feel like it, forgive, and trust God's timing. He's more concerned with who you're becoming than where you are.

No. And I'm living proof. God loves to use people with a past, and He redeems what you've been through.

Figure out if it's healthy or unhealthy guilt, own what you did, receive God's forgiveness and make it right with people. You don't pay penance; you receive forgiveness.

It's not a sign something's wrong with you. Depend on God, remember your drought doesn't change His character, and choose to remember what He's already done.

You go to one of two places, and you stay there forever. Heaven isn't for good people; it's for forgiven people.

I'm sorry. That hurt is real. Choose forgiveness over bitterness, and don't let what a person did keep you from the Savior who never hurt you.

Forgive them, talk to them privately if it's safe, and trust God with the rest. Staying silent or telling everyone else won't heal it.

God can, but it doesn't mean He always will. When He doesn't stop it or fix it, it raises a lot of questions. No matter what though He's still good, He's still with you, and you can trust Him with an "even if" faith.