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  • What Keeps Normal Marital Conflict From Crossing The Line Into Abuse?What Keeps Normal Marital Conflict From Crossing The Line Into Abuse?
    While conflict is a part of every normal relationship, including marriage, abuse has no place in a loving relationship. The commitment to love at all times will not allow either partner to step over the line from normal conflict into abusiveness.helpformylife2011-05-25T12:34:33458 views00:02:11
  • What Is Verbal Abuse?What Is Verbal Abuse?
    Words can be either a wonderful source of encouragement and blessing or they can be a devastating source of pain, shame, and blame. The old saying that "words will never hurt me" just isn't true. How we use our words with one another can be life g...helpformylife2011-05-25T12:29:321,662 views00:01:58
  • What Are The Harmful Effects Of Emotional Abuse?What Are The Harmful Effects Of Emotional Abuse?
    Most people tend to minimize the effects of emotional abuse because they don't seem to be as obvious as those caused by physical or sexual abuse. However, just because the damage is emotional and internal doesn't mean that it's any less painful or...helpformylife2011-05-25T12:29:311,454 views00:02:15
  • Are Abused People Nothing More Than Victims Of Someone Else's Evil?Are Abused People Nothing More Than Victims Of Someone Else's Evil?
    For many who have been victimized by abuse at the hands of others, they have felt powerless, defined by their abuse. But while abuse has devastating impact, it doesn't have the power to destroy the core of who we are as people made in God's image....helpformylife2011-05-25T12:24:29515 views00:02:01
  • What Is The Importance Of Talking About The Past When Dealing With Abuse?What Is The Importance Of Talking About The Past When Dealing With Abuse?
    History is not only an important topic that we study in school, but also when it comes to understanding our personal stories as well. We look back and remember our past not to change it but to understand the influence that it has on how we live in...helpformylife2011-05-25T12:24:29418 views00:01:58
  • Do We Make Too Much of Abuse?Do We Make Too Much of Abuse?
    Abuse is a serious issue for many people. For those who have been victimized by abuse and for those who love them, it cannot be anything but serious. But others can sometimes feel that it is talked about too much. Can too much be made of abuse, an...helpformylife2011-05-25T12:19:41487 views00:01:42
  • What Is The Extent Of The Damage That Abuse Does To A Person’s Ability To Relate T...What Is The Extent Of The Damage That Abuse Does To A Person’s Ability To Relate To Others?
    One of the last effects of abuse on it's victims is that they often allow the abuse to define them. They retreat into living as abuse victims rather than seeing themselves as people who had this horrible thing done to them and for which they are n...helpformylife2011-05-25T12:19:41415 views00:02:01
  • What Are The Unique Addictive Struggles That Women Face?What Are The Unique Addictive Struggles That Women Face?
    Women struggle with addictions just as much a men do. But the kinds of addictions that women battle with are uniquely different than the struggles men face. At the core, what fuels the intensity of addictive struggles for a woman is when she and o...helpformylife2011-05-25T12:19:40455 views00:03:04
  • How Should Christians Extend Grace To Those Who Struggle With Homosexual Urges?How Should Christians Extend Grace To Those Who Struggle With Homosexual Urges?
    Individuals who struggle with same-sex urges have often felt ostracized and condemned by the Christian community as "the worst of sinners." Nothing could be further from the truth. Recognizing that the God of the Bible extends grace towards anyone...helpformylife2011-05-25T12:14:32950 views00:01:38
  • What Could The Church Uniquely Provide To Help Someone Struggling With An Addictio...What Could The Church Uniquely Provide To Help Someone Struggling With An Addiction?
    Addictions are consuming many people today. And many don't know where to turn for help. Unfortunately, the church doesn't often have a good reputation for handling people with addictive struggles well. However, an authentic New Testament church sh...helpformylife2011-05-24T12:04:34442 views00:02:57
  • When Do I Need To Seek Counseling For An Addiction?When Do I Need To Seek Counseling For An Addiction?
    Addictions flourish in the dark where there is not light. Exposure is the only antidote to breaking the bondage that an addict feels. Talking to others is a must. A trusted friend is a good place to start, but more is often needed.helpformylife2011-05-24T11:59:34471 views00:02:28
  • Will An AA Kind Of Group Help Me Deal With An Addiction?Will An AA Kind Of Group Help Me Deal With An Addiction?
    AA groups have been around for a long time and have helped many men and women break free from many kinds of addictions. One of the reasons they have been so successful is because they have created a community where everyone is accepted as a co-str...helpformylife2011-05-24T11:39:37376 views00:02:35
  • Is Gambling And Internet Gaming Wrong? Is Gambling And Internet Gaming Wrong?
    Gambling and gaming addictions have been on the rise, especially with the introduction of the internet and electronic gaming. People can lose vast quantities of money, time, and energy trying to make that one big score. But in the end, they miss o...helpformylife2011-05-24T11:34:32534 views00:02:42
  • Is Gambling And Internet Gaming Wrong? Is Gambling And Internet Gaming Wrong?
    Gambling and gaming addictions have been on the rise, especially with the introduction of the internet and electronic gaming. People can lose vast quantities of money, time, and energy trying to make that one big score. But in the end, they miss o...helpformylife2011-05-24T10:44:29411 views00:02:42
  • Why Do People Have Affairs?Why Do People Have Affairs?
    Many spouses beat themselves up after their partner has had an affair. Somehow they begin thinking it was their fault. But what they fail to understand is that their unfaithful partners don't have affairs primarily for sexual pleasure. What attrac...helpformylife2011-05-24T10:39:32609 views00:02:36
  • Is Homosexuality An Addiction?Is Homosexuality An Addiction?
    Whenever anyone demands that any sexual pleasure be fulfilled that is outside of God's design for our sexuality, there are addictive issues involved. That's true whether the demands are for heterosexual or homosexual urges to be met. Both are dest...helpformylife2011-05-24T10:34:31686 views00:02:16