All Articles for Hardship and Suffering

I am still legally married. But all the things that a marriage typically brings, especially in the world of parenting, do not exist in our marriage.

Concerned about economic, political, racial, and moral instability in our culture? Disheartened by struggles in your personal life? Here’s what to focus on when the ground shakes beneath your feet.

My wife's suffering taught us that marriage can bind our hearts together in an unconditional love that our human emotions could never manufacture on their own.

When you face hardships, it helps to know the truth about God’s peace and sovereignty.

After the fire, Gary and Rachele Lightsey wondered how they could go on.

A marriage marked by unshakeable commitment is a beautiful picture of Christ's relationship with the church.

You may not understand why God allows you to experience sorrow or hardship, but you can cling to the truth of His Word.

After Brian Birdwell was injured in the attack on the Pentagon, he faced a long road to recovery, with the help of his wife, Mel.

Emotional and spiritual recovery involved several key spiritual decisions.

How many times has God used catastrophes in our lives to redirect us from a path of self-destruction?

Seven ways a wife can show her support.

Whatever circumstance in your life you are facing that requires perseverance, find the will to keep going.

I realized that by lying in bed, sick and unable to accomplish anything, I was actually achieving what I wanted most.

Four lessons we can learn from the life of Job.

The advice that initially angered me eventually turned my woe to worship.

The loss of our first baby taught my husband and me some powerful spiritual lessons.

Diana Green felt like she had a new husband after Floyd suffered a brain injury.

Facing the trials and sufferings of life.

How do you explain the concept of marriage to a husband who doesn’t remember you and doesn’t even know what marriage is?

With your patience and understanding and God's help, it is possible for your spouse to return to normal and healthy sexual and emotional function.

Caring for Joe’s mother was a challenging addition to the other pressures in our family.

Circumstances, events, and problems may not always appear to be "fair," but they come from our loving Father. And He can be trusted.

It’s a strange feeling to spend a day wondering if you’re at the end of your life.

When you’re on the other side looking back, how do you want to have handled it?

Five reasons we must face affliction.

Barbara and I learned that without a plan and the inner resources to move through problems, a marriage will flounder.

Trials, problems, and even calamities are a normal part of life.