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Never Give Up Hope – Message from a Christian
In the Bible at least six people committed suicide being: Abimelech, Saul, Ahitophel, Judas, and Zimri. Samson would mark the 6th one but there is a debate as to if he did it or was killed by someone else. The Bible frowns at suicide and views it as if someone had murdered another person because it really is murder of the self if you stop and think about it. God should be the one that decides how and when someone dies. That person should not do it themselves and if they do they profit nothing but gain misery because it will lead you to hell forever. Once you do that, you can not turn back. For both the ones that believe and don’t believe suicide is very hurtful to everyone and leaves a lot of people in pain. When you have committed suicide because you are tired of the way things are, or you just don’t have any more hope you have no idea what good might have happened in your future if you would have waited and had faith that things would change and turn around. It might sometimes take years, or just a few days before something positive happens but when you believe and trust in God just remember that all things are possible for those that love and serve him. If you don’t believe in him then give him a chance and let him wrap his arms around you. Things might not change over night but when you trust in God your heart starts to change and you know that you can make it plus that there is hope out there for you. Lets say that someone is walking down the street and gets hit by a bus, you might have been close by and could have saved that person from death. What if a child falls down and is unable to get up but need someone else’s help there and no one else is there because you committed suicide? You never know what is ahead and who might have needed your help but didn’t get it because you took your life away before time. You might be surprised at how many people it can hurt and not only now but in the future. In order to move forward you have to let go of the past and learn to forgive yourself plus others. Once you have let go then you will be able to move on and your life can become a beacon of light that the world needs. It is very easy to feel down and depressed when you are alone, or if someone just died in your family but there is hope out there and you are never alone because Jesus cares for you and he is there waiting for you. If you are saved and going through a hard time turn everything over to Jesus. Everyone is tested and each one of us has a different story to tell but when we lean on him he can help us. This might have happened to increase your faith, or maybe what is happening might help someone else later when they are going through the same thing. Reach out and put your faith and trust in Jesus because he has not forsaken you, and he loves you. Jesus did not come to kill, steal, and destroy. He came to give life and if you take it away you are missing out on all of the miracles and blessings that is to come. When you feel that there is no hope, or that nothing is working out just kneel down and ask Jesus for help, ask him to forgive you of your sins and talk with him as if he is there in the room with you. Don’t hold back the tears and emotions just let it all go and stand up renewed, refreshed, and remember that “All things are possible for those that fully believe in Jesus” Mark 9:23. P.S. This article was sent to us by one of our readers. Feel free to send your own articles, you never know who you might help. Contact us here. Incoming search terms:christian suicidal thoughts (11)christian point of view on suicide (6)how to give someone hope (5)how to commit sui (5)christian views on suicide (4)point of view about suicide (4)christian point of view on sucide (3)suicide point of view (3)what to say to someone who is suicidal christian (3)friends and family coping with suicide from a Christian point of view (2)
Testimony of a Suicide Survivor
I am a suicide survivor. I am also a Christian. This article explains how anyone, but especially people of faith, can survive or help others to survive the tragedy of a suicidal death of a family member or close friend. My father committed suicide with an overdose of prescription medicine taken in conjunction with alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant that exacerbates suicidal tendencies in those who are prone to such self-destructive acts. I was 16 years old at the time. I was wrongly ashamed of my father’s suicide for most of my life. In fact, that feeling of shame is one of the great regrets of my life. With the combination of drugs and alcohol my dad might not have even intended to take his life. It could have been an accident. Their was no suicide note. He had no previous declaration of intent to commit suicide. The answer to that mystery we will never know. Still, officially his death certificate declared it a suicide. If someone asked how my father died, I would say that he died of a heart attack. That is the response my mother repeatedly instructed me to say. The manner in which my father died was not about him in her mind. Rather, it was about us. My mother was concerned about what others would think of us if they knew my dad had committed suicide. Perhaps, she thought, they would blame us. They might suggest that we drove him to it. They might suggest that we failed to appropriately respond to his suicidal tendencies. In short, my mother worried that they might blame us for my father’s suicide. Thoughts of if only we had done or said this or that constantly crept in to our minds. It was an emotionally destructive self-imposed guilt trip. Guilt can cripple. When guilt is unjustified it is especially damaging. The Christian approach to guilt, real and imagined, is in recognition and confession of sin, and faith in the love, goodness, and power of God — “casting one’s cares upon him,” not — in no way– upon the probability of one’s own, or the suicide’s, lack of, or diminished-under-the-circumstances (mental illness), guilt. To cope with suicide one must dump their guilt. It doesn’t belong in the grieving process. Grief is plenty enough to cope with without the burden of unnecessary and undeserved guilt. Even in cases where no guilt is present the conscience will find occasion for and evidence to accuse. It’s a struggle I call the blame game. The blame game is a method of coping by blaming someone else for the suicidal death that torments you. Sometimes you blame another relative. Sometimes you blame the person who committed the suicide. Often it’s a combination thereof. This venting of anger on someone else tends to provide some measure of relief in the short term. It doesn’t work in the long term. Blaming anyone for suicide is wrong most of the time. Where mental illness is the culprit, nobody and nothing except the mental illness itself is to blame. The sooner people come to terms with this truth the sooner they’ll be on the path to recovery. Most people are ignorant about suicide. That is why they often shy away from family members or friends who are struggling with suicide. It is wrong to be ashamed of or by the suicidal death of a family member or friend. It is cruel to desert those who are suffering. Feeling uncomfortable with suicide is never an excuse for rejecting those who struggle with this most tragic of deaths. Ask yourself, would you desert them if the person died of a heart attack or cancer? How can you desert them if their loved one died from suicidal mental illness? Mental illness can kill just like cancer and heart disease. In suicide, most often it is the mental illness that kills, not the person. A mentally stable person does not react to angry words or events by killing themselves. Only mentally and emotionally sick people do that. That is why their response to anger or any other stimuli is irrational and illogical. If they were healthy it is unlikely their response would be suicide. Depression affects your mental and emotional state of mind but it has a biological origin. Depression can be triggered by anger and resentment which have physiological effects. While the anger can elicit an emotional response, it is the biological mental illness (depression) that is the culprit. People get angry everyday but they don’t kill themselves because they are mentally healthy. Hence, you ought not blame or exculpate the person who committed suicide. This brings us to the mercy of God. He knows all, He is just and He is merciful. Take comfort in Gods mercy. Also take comfort in understanding that with few exceptions suicide is faultless and blameless. Some 20 years after my fathers death I had to cope with multiple suicide attempts by my brother. It was scary and emotionally draining. My brother is still living – thank God. However, he had a lot of close calls. More than once death was knocking at his door. The family was notified to get to the hospital quickly. Doctors doubted my brother would survive his latest suicide attempt. After every attempt he would be grateful for his life. He would also feel incredible guilt for the fear and heartache his suicide attempts brought on his family. Then he would get depressed and regress. Eventfully, like a vicious cycle, he’d attempt it again and again. My brother is a Viet Nam veteran. Like so many vets who endured that conflict, he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He is designated as a service connected 100% disabled veteran. Depression is a consequence of PTSD. Fortunately my brother came to terms with his mental illness and sought treatment. I have no doubt that treatment, medication, and prayer are what saved his life. It has allowed him to live a mostly productive lifeRead the Rest…
