Yours Not Mine

Job 23:¹³ (VOICE) “He alone is one True God; who can alter Him? Whatever He desires within Himself, He does. ¹⁴ For He will carry out exactly what He has planned for me, and in the future there are more plans to come.

Suicide is murder. A lot of people have been in a place where they questioned the relevance of life. If you are reading this today and this is the question on your mind, or you feel like your life is useless or of no value at all,

God has asked me to tell you that you are not useless, you are extremely valuable and you are needed right here, not anywhere else.I know that you may be experiencing a lot of darkness right now but I am here to announce to you that God is standing in the darkness with you. And that darkness will become light, in Jesus Mighty Name.

The truth is that for everyone that contemplates suicide, there is always a moment of hope, where they think that things could become better. A man contemplating suicide showed up at my office years ago. He said he was about to commit suicide and had just come to me for final prayers. Without minimizing his pain, I had to find a way to tell him that there was something in him that believed tomorrow will be all right. So, I asked him where he lived and he told me. Then I painted this picture for him -. if there was no ray of hope in you, you could have parked on the bridge and jumped into the lagoon, or driven off the bridge, or driven into a truck. But you avoided all that on your way to see me in church.

I told him he really did not want to kill himself but rather he wanted me to show him a reason for living. Fast forward to present day, this same man is doing so well. His night has been turned into day. So, what if he had taken his life just because he did not see a way forward? You may be in a similar place, unable to see a way forward. Guess what? God has already made a way for you even though you cannot see it.

Reckless living is a form of murder and I will tell you how. Reckless living is slowly killing yourself. A lot of people will not put a gun to their own heads but they are slowly killing themselves with erratic sleeping patterns. For some, it is addictions; anything you are addicted to kills – even work, the improper use of food, drink, and the lack of exercise.

Prayer [song]: Lord, I offer my life to You, Everything I’ve been through, use it for Your glory. Lord I offer my days to You, Lifting my praise to You, as a pleasing sacrifice,
Lord I offer You my life. Amen!