I Want to Run Away

By Lysa TerKeurst

"If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow—to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him and to hold fast to him—then the Lord will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you." Deuteronomy 11:22-23 (NIV)

One of the worst feelings in the world to me is feeling stuck.

Stuck in a situation where I can't see things getting better. I look at the next 5 minutes, 5 hours, 5 days, and all I see are the same hard patterns being repeated over and over.

I try to give myself a pep talk and tap into that part of me that chooses to see the bright side. But it isn't there.

Life suddenly feels like it will forever be this way.

Stir Up the Power

"Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears....I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you.... For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:4,6-7)

There are times when you know what God has called you to do, but you just don't feel you have the inner resources you need to do it. Somehow you've simply run dry. You know the Word says that "out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water" (John 7:38). But, during those times, you can't even find the creek bank, much less the river.

The Word of God tells us how to handle those situations through a clear command: "Stir up the gift inside you." 

I've got a crush on the woman next door - does it mean I'm a lesbian?

Out of nowhere I had this massive desire to kiss her, and I’ve been beside myself ever since

• By Coleen Nolan

  

  Dear Coleen, 
  
  

  I’m a Scottish lady of 36 and I’ve developed a terrible crush on my next-door neighbour. I’m married to a soldier, but we’re separated.
  Our relationship just seemed to fizzle out over the last couple of years – probably because we didn’t see enough of each other as he’s been stationed abroad most of the time.
  

Dick Slapped

Needless to say, my husband and I are really terrible with conflict; we’re working on it, but I would find it safe to say that we are excellent at sex and terrible with conflict. Anyway, a few months ago my husband hurt my feelings, we were snuggling together after sex and I noticed he was in a happy, talkative mood so I started jabbering away. I must have been somewhat annoying because his response to me was that I needed to be dick-slapped for saying what I did. (Silence)

Dick-slapped? (note to women: my husband is not abusive in the least bit so just get that idea out of your head, he thought this would be a funny thing to say) (note to men: all raise mugs of beer and salute the manliness of men)

Motherhood Is Not a Competition

Three ways to confront and overcome the destructive nature of jealousy.

by Dr. Meg Meeker

Twenty-some years ago, I was driving down the highway very early in the morning. I was a senior pediatric resident at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was trying to get to work early enough to check on the younger residents’ patients before I started morning rounds. It was spring and I was pregnant with our second child. I was driving about 60 mph in a 65mph zone when I saw, with my peripheral vision, a friend trying to pass me in the left-hand lane on her way to make rounds.