YOU ARE NOT ALONE Are you struggling with feelings of hopelessness,
helplessness, or worthlessness? Are you feeling depressed and
overwhelmed with financial problems, relationship difficulties, the
end of a relationship, or the death of a loved one? Are you
questioning whether life is even worth living anymore? Almost any
unfortunate experience can make someone consider a drastic
solution. Would it surprise you to learn that by this time
tomorrow, an average of 117 people will have died from suicide?
Beyond the deaths that are recorded as completed suicides, an
estimated 2,900 people will have attempted to end their lives. In
the United States, more than 42,000 people die each year by
suicide*. Suicide is a whispered word--a taboo subject. Yet this
may be what you are contemplating. If that's the case, the most
important thing you can do is tell someone about how you're
feeling. Don't become another statistic. People with failed suicide
attempts relate that they tried to take their own lives because
they couldn't get away from themselves and their disturbing
thoughts. They weren't choosing death as much as choosing an end to
their seemingly unbearable pain. The first thing you need to know
is that you can't solve your problems on your own. GOD UNDERSTANDS
He knows when we are losing our grip and on the brink of disaster.
He is offering his hand to you this very moment. He will do for you
what you cannot do for yourself. GOD LISTENS He wants you to pour
out your innermost feelings to him. You think life has given you a
raw deal? Tell God. You can't endure the grinding poverty, the
painful illness, the distressing loneliness, the awfulness of
whatever it is that has you so down? God's invitation is: "Come to
me . . . and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). THE BIBLE SAYS
"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the
everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not
faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives
power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases
strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall
fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall
run and not be weary; they shall walk and not be faint." (Isaiah
40:28-31) GOD SPEAKS The Bible is the sourcebook for help and hope.
When we ignore what God wants us to hear, we deprive ourselves of
that which can enable us to hang on when the going gets tough.
"Fear not, for I am with you," God says. "Be not dismayed, for I am
your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you
with my righteous right hand" (Isaiah 41:10). GOD SAVES The Bible
assures us that God will not ignore a broken, humble heart (Psalm
41:17). If you truly want to be helped, confess to God that you've
wandered from him, and acknowledge that Jesus is the only way back.
Jesus died on the cross to forgive your sins, and he rose again to
offer you new life. Perhaps you've never accepted the truth about
Jesus, but you can trust him now. Ask him to come into your life
and give you guidance, strength, wisdom, and right thinking. Turn
your life over to Jesus--he will save you, forgive you, and empower
you with a new and eternal life. GOD HEALS God changes people and
changes situations. When you trust him as your Savior, you can
become a truly new person. God keeps his promises. You'll find that
the Bible is a magnificent story full of promises that God has made
and fulfilled. PROMISE OF PSALM 40 "I waited patiently for the
Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the
pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a
rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song
of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust
in the Lord." (Psalm 40:1-3) GOD LOVES YOU God's love is best
demonstrated through his Son, Jesus Christ. When Jesus was born to
Mary, he was human in every form but without sin. By the sacrifice
of Jesus's death, we are able to have a relationship with our
Heavenly Father. God's love is also visible in his people. Seek the
help and friendship of other Christians. If you don't know any
Christians, find a local Christian church--God will help to place
the right people in your path. When you are suicidal, your
perspective freezes and logic becomes confused. Many underlying
tensions have pulled you down. But the good news is that you don't
have to stay that way! Whatever has brought you this low will NOT
remain forever. By placing yourself in God's care--you have nothing
to lose and everything to gain, including a present, a future, and
an eternity that will be better because God, and you, are in it.
God can change your life if you let him. Call out to God in a
prayer such as this: Dear God, I have come to the end of myself.I
have nothing left, and I want to turn to you to save me. I believe
your only Son, Jesus, died and rose again to pay for my sins. I
receive your love and forgiveness based on what he did for me. Help
me, God, to become whole, so that I may have a relationship with
you and become a new person for eternity. Amen. * Suicide
statistics taken from the American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention, 2016: www.afsp.org.
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