Thank you Earl. I know it is a lie of satan. I know that, and I also know that IF you commit suicide, you will NOT enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Still I want to tell you a story. It is MY story, actually. Don`t hate me for it. A few years ago I tried to take my own life, several times. Yes, I know I shouldn`t do it, and maybe it was a cry for help. I am NOT for suicide, let me tell you right away.:-) This day I was so depressed, I didn`t really know what I did. I can`t remember. I didn`t drink, I never done drugs, so that was not it. Anyway, I did OD on a lot of pills, wanting to die, cuz I couldn`t see the end of it. When I was in the hospitalbed, I was floating up on the ceiling, don`t know if it was a dream r what it was. Everything was white around me, I could only see my own bed, and three people around the bed, one at each side, and one at my feet. Don`t know anymore, and was very sad and angry when I woke up. Sometimes I still want to take my own life, and then I ask Jesus for help, cuz JESUS don`t want me to die. I lost my uncle like that. He jumped into the sea, and he drowned. I do not really want to die, but you know, Satan is trying EVERYTHING to gain control over your body and mind. Well, he is not getting mine.:-) Please, everyone, take it from me, YOU ARE WORTH MORE.!!! Jesus is here to help you all. Please take His hand, and let Him guide you through those bad thoughts, those pains, everything. I still have pain, I still suffer from wanting to do harm to myself. Why? Cuz, as I said, satan want my mind and body. He also want yours, and he gets angry if he can`t have it. Let Jesus lead your way, as I let Him lead my way. Hugs, Barbie http://home.sol.no/~bajama/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Earl <gingerbh@...> To: <blessing_a_day@...> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 12:51 PM Subject: [Blessing_a_Day] A lie of satan > Hi Folks > > God has truly blessed me with so much to do for Him and He has blessed me > in giving me such wonderful friends as all of you. > > Over the past 6 months I have seen numerous posts on Christian lists about > suicide - some people are for it, some people are against it, and yet > others decide to play it safe and say they're understanding of it but > wouldn't do it themselves. > > Let me tell you right now: Suicide is a lie of satan. When we are feeling > down, sick, discouraged, burdened by the world, lacking finances, etc., > etc., etc., it can be very tempting to think of the glorious Kingdom of God > and truly wish to be with Jesus. Well, satan knows that and with some > people he really gets a foot in the door by making them think that "it's > just so easy"; if they were to "end it all now" they would be with Jesus > and wouldn't have to put up with their troubles any more. > > Folks, this is wrong! We are here to serve the Lord and He will take us > home to His Kingdom when He is ready to receive us. We do not know His > plans for our future and as His fellowservants (Revelations 19:10 and 22:9) > we are obligated to work until He decides we should stop. Folks, what so > many people fail to understand is that suicide is a form of pride and > selfishness, a form of hate against both God and man. If somebody commits > suicide, it is an act of selfishness; they are removing their trust from > God and saying "Lord, I don't believe you can handle this so I'm going to > take my own way out. I'm removing your authority over my life and I'm going > to make a choice of taking my own life". Suicide is a form of pride because > the person is claiming authority over God, they are rejecting the > possibility that He has a plan for the future; people are effectively > saying "I give myself power over life and death". Suicide is a form of hate > because of what it does to others. Folks, have you ever heard somebody who > discovered the body of a loved one who committed suicide walk around > joyfully praising what the other person did? No!!! They, and their > families, carry those scars with them for the rest of their lives. When > somebody commits suicide they are saying "I don't care about those who love > me, I don't believe God can sort out my problems" > > Now I know that a lot of people who 'promote' suicide do it because they > think there is no biblical basis against it, but, believe me, there is. In > Leviticus 17:11 (and throughout Leviticus 17) God specifically states "For > the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the > altar to make an atonement for your souls:..." The life of the flesh (our > bodies) is in the blood. Folks, it is through the shedding of the blood of > Jesus that we are saved, that our souls are given eternal life. If we shed > our own blood, surely we are denying the sacrifice of Jesus. Philippians > 1:20 states "According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in > nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now > also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by > death." Folks, look how powerful this single verse is - Christ shall be > magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by DEATH. If we commit > suicide, Christ's glory is definitely not magnified in our death. Instead > our death has shamed Him and dishnoured Him because that single, selfish > action has hurt loved ones and discredited our faith in God. It's not with > the "quick way out" that we bring glory to God, it's with patience and > longsuffering even through the worst of trials that we bring glory to God > (1 Timothy 1:16 "Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first > Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them > which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting." and Hebrews > 12:1 "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of > witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily > beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,"). > Folks, it is through overcoming our trials and suffering that we bring > honour to Him and if we put our trust and faith in Him and overcome the > lies that satan tells us, we WILL have everlasting life. That's not idle > talk, that is a definite promise (Revelations 2:7 " He that hath an ear, > let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that > overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of > the paradise of God." and Revelations 2:10 "Fear none of those things which > thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, > that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou > faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.)". Folks, God > will never try to tempt us into His Kingdom, He will invite us in. > > My ramble for today. (Actually, I've often seen messages about this subject > but I've never felt I needed to say anything, but, for some reason, today I > did feel I needed to say something). > > Have a blessed day! > > -- > Earl > <>< <>< <>< <>< > May God bless you > > blessing-a-day-owner@... > > "Find the Bible Verse" - Take the QUEST! > http://www.onelist.com/community/Find_the_Bible_Verse > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to <blessing_a_day-unsubscribe@...> > >