Hardships

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:

Fatigue

Learn about coping with debilitating fatigue.

Or read one of these articles about rest:

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.

Loneliness

Read about what loneliness is and find a way out.

Or read one of these articles:

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

Learn how being a “together” person is not what Christianity is about:
- “But Christians Aren’t Supposed to Be Broken”
- “When You Can’t Get It Together”
Learn how to grow when God seems distant.
Find answers when it feels like God is being hard on you.
Can you give thanks when you’re hurting?
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