Is It Ever Okay to Give Up on Living and Go Home to Heaven? | Ask Dr. Betters
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am 75 years old, and my health has slowly been deteriorating over the past 5 years. Recently, my health has gotten much worse, and it is unlikely I will ever have a decent quality of life again. I am in constant pain and I need assistance to do even the simplest things. When is it okay to “give up” and go home? I know suicide is wrong, but is it wrong to just stop fighting to live when you’ve lived a full life?"
How Can We Save Our Loved Ones?
In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "Hi, my brother grew up Christian, and went to college to be a pastor. During those years he struggled with alcoholism. He prayed to God to help him conquer that, but he felt betrayed by God because he struggled with it for many more years and even gave up trying to preach. He now says that he doesn't even believe in God because if He really existed, He would have taken that from him…How can I try and bring him back to God other than praying for him?"
Am I Abandoning My Responsibilities if I Put My Mom with Alzheimer's Disease into a Facility?
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am 62 years old and last year my husband and I decided it was time to move my mother into our home to care for her. You see, she has Alzheimer’s disease and really started declining quickly…I’m starting to think we might need to look into a facility to put her in, but is that abandoning my responsibilities, abandoning my mom? Am I being selfish?"
Does God Understand My Pain, and Does He Grieve with Me?
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Does God understand my pain, and does He grieve with me?"
How Can I Trust God’s Plan!
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How can I trust God's plan when it feels so painful?"
How Can Someone Who Was Born Blind Glorify God?
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How can someone who was born blind glorify God?"
Expected to Live with a Disability?
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How can we be expected to live with a disability that causes us constant pain when heaven is there? How can I not want an end to my pain without going against God's plan for my miserable existence?"
Can Those with Brain Trauma Know Christ?
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, “If someone has brain trauma, can they know Christ? Will God save them?”
If I Can't Change My Past, Why Is Talking About It to a Counselor Helpful?
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "If I can't change my past, why is talking about it to a counselor helpful?"
How Can I Balance Grieving and Living a Fulfilling Life?
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How can I balance grieving and living a fulfilling life?"
I Need My Husband Back
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am 32 years old. I’ve been with my husband for 15 years. This year, 2021, my husband unexpectedly passed away, on Valentine’s Day of all days, at 49 years old. We have 3 children. We have already been through so much in our lifetime (financially, mentally, and emotionally) and God took my husband from us, for what? How could He need him more?"
How Can I Give Up My Anxiety and Fears to God?
In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "I suffer tremendously from anxiety and fear of my children dying. I pray about it constantly, but still I fear that God will take them anyway. It is a constant torment that is crippling my life. How can I give up my anxiety to God and trust him with my darkest fears?"
How Do I Find Comfort When I Feel So Guilty?
In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "My child was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease at the age of 5 years old that she will struggle with for the rest of her life. I’m afraid it…”
Why Does God Allow Children to Suffer?
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, “Doctor, I have a question. It hurts me when I see kids in pain and suffering – little babies/kids born with deadly diseases who suffer for 3 to 5 yrs before they die. Why? Kids that are tortured and shot…What about "psychopaths" that abuse and kill…”
Why Am I Not Comforted by God in My Grief, Pain, and Suffering? | Ask Dr. Betters
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "What if the pain of life has become too hard to bear? What if there have been too many substantial losses to handle life? Will we simply die with broken hearts in the end? God hears us and tells us so in scripture, so why can't we seem to be comforted?"
What Do You Say to a Grieving Person? | Ask Dr. Betters
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "My friend's dad just died. When I am around my friend, I don't know what to say to her. What do you say to a grieving person?"
How Do We Say That the Lord Restored Job's Losses? | Ask Dr. Betters
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How do we say that the Lord restored Job's losses when he lost 7 sons and 3 daughters? I understand he had 10 more children, but how could that possibly be seen as a restoration?"
Can Prayer Heal the Sick? | Ask Dr. Betters
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, “Does it really matter to pray if we or a loved one is sick? In that God doesn't change his mind. Our lives are already set…does praying to be well actually do any good?”
How Is God Using My Physical Pain for Good? | Ask Dr. Betters
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "The Bible says that ‘God works all things together for the good of those who love him (Rom 8:28)’. How is God using my physical pain for good? What good can come from terrible pain that probably will have no end?"
Does God Want Me to Stay in an Abusive Marriage? | Ask Dr. Betters - Deconstructing One's Faith
In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Within the first weeks of marriage, I knew my husband was abusive…I try not to trigger him, but I’m exhausted and afraid. I was taught God hates divorce. So I feel like that is not an option, but is this what God wants for me?"