I have been seeing a very disturbing occurrence recently. Two young persons, one 12 years old and the other 18 years old, have committed suicide. They both hung themselves. They both felt that they could not handle the situations in their lives anymore.
Why would someone commit suicide? It may be a cry for help. The person may not want to die, but may just want the people around him to know that they need help. Another may commit this act because they are on drugs or are mentally unstable. They may hear voices or see apparitions that tell them to kill themselves.
A third reason is that the person thinks that they have no other options but to commit suicide. They may have some problem that they think is too much to handle, like terminal sickness, extensive financial loss and loss of prestige or influence. In the Stock Market Crash in America's Wall Street in 1929, many of the rich men committed suicide when they lost everything they had. Ahitophel, David;s main advisor, killed himself when his advice was not taken by David's son, Absalom. His advice had been regarded before by all as advice gotten from the oracles of God. This pride and his perceived loss of influence and prestige made him take his own life.
Tomorrow we will discuss effects of suicide, and warning signs.
"..I (Jesus) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10. (KJV).
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