When in the midst of the darkness of depression, some may find themselves considering Suicide. The pain experienced in that darkness is perceived to be so great, that ending life appears to be a better option than continuing to live. Suicide is a very serious matter and cannot be taken lightly. For the unbeliever, life apart from God is very dark! For the believer, the Light of Christ, shatters this darkness, as He through God the Holy Spirit, changes the heart…giving person renewed passion, as they understand who He really is, who they are in Him, and freedom and life restoration He brings. Therefore, the person considering suicide needs to take their focus off of themselves and place their focus and trust on Jesus Christ!
Isaiah 42:16 I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
Psalm 112:4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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