If you are a Christian who is contemplating ending it all, please think about the following:
The Lord died for you. How could He not understand what you are going through? But because of Him, your life is not your own. You have been bought at a price and are precious to Him. He has a loving reason you are still here, even if you don’t know what it is.
Don’t listen to your blackest feelings. They are liars.
Trust Him to help you get through this. It may take time, so be patient. Don’t look too far ahead. Don’t beat yourself up. Allow Christ to minister to you day by day.
One day (maybe in heaven) it will all make sense, and you may well be walking with someone else through a similar dark valley.
About Stan Guthrie
Stan Guthrie is an editor at large for Christianity Today magazine and for the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. His latest book is God's Story in 66 Verses. He also is author of All that Jesus Asks: How His Questions Can Teach and Transform Us, Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century, and A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy. He is co-author of The Sacrament of Evangelism. Besides authoring, writing, and editing books, Stan is a literary agent, bringing together good authors, good books, and good publishers.
Stan writes the monthly Priorities colum for BreakPoint.org. He has appeared on National Public Radio's Tell Me More, WGN's Milt Rosenberg program, and many Christian shows, including The Eric Metaxas Show and Moody Radio's New Day Florida. A licensed minister and an inspirational speaker, he served as moderator for the Christian Book Expo panel discussion, Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does It Make?
