Resources for the Struggles of Life
If you are suffering from something today, here are some articles that may help you. Of course this isn’t an exhaustive list, but it may give you some additional comfort for your specific challenges.
Hover over the photos to see resources for the following areas of struggle:
Addiction and Abuse
- Find help for pornography addiction (men).
- Find help for pornography addiction (women).
- A girl tells her story of abuse, drugs, depression and hope.
- Read about how a young woman found hope in the midst of her personal tragedy.
- Learn how to respond to physical abuse.
Bullying
Read how these individuals' lives were shaped through the anguish of bullying:
Death of a Loved One
- Read what author and counselor Paul Tripp has to say about the pain of losing someone you love.
Or read one of these testimonies about grief:
Depression and Anxiety
- Learn how you can help a friend dealing with depression.
- Hear from Tim Keller about how God cares about our fears (video).
Read these articles on depression and anxiety:
Disability
- Hear Jordan’s story of trusting God in the midst of the unknown as she experiences a physically debilitating disease.
- A paralympian shares his story.
- Read the testimony of a teen permanently injured in a football scrimmage.
Marital Strife and Divorce
- Read a thorough article on thinking biblically about marital suffering.
- Learn what to do when you feel your marriage is dying.
Or read one of these articles:
Miscarriage and the Loss of a Child
- Read how one couple experienced God through the pain of a miscarriage.
- Learn how the Rainey family (Dennis Rainey is the former CEO of Cru’s family ministry, FamilyLife) dealt with the loss of their baby.
- Read “My Story: On the Mountaintop or in the Valley.”
Poverty
- Find help and resources through Cru’s Inner City ministry.
- Learn how to help others in poverty.
- Learn what the Bible has to say about money.
Post-Traumatic Stress
- Find stories about post-traumatic/combat stress and other specific military needs.
Or read one of these articles:
Spiritual Disenchantment and Dryness
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Learn how being a “together” person is not what Christianity is about:
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Learn how to grow when God seems distant.
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Find answers when it feels like God is being hard on you.
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Can you give thanks when you’re hurting?
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Learn to find your identity in Christ through this helpful study.
