Losing a love one to suicide is a life changing experience. The confusion, loss and emptiness in your heart goes on. Friends and family comfort you offering up prayers to the Lord on your behalf. But sooner than later your venture on down life’s road is alone.Our mighty maker binds us together with the holy spirit being the glue. Through the power of prayer we must lift each other up and not stop praying for one another a day or two after the funeral. The hurt goes on and so we must continue to pray.
Show the love of Christ wearing Jesus on your sleeve. You are the outstretched arms of God. Wrap those arms around your hurting brothers and sisters. Love them and pray for them just like you would like to be prayed for.
Suicide is final. When it is completed and the victim is dead and buried, your life must go on. The prayer cover from others stops but your tears don’t. Suicide is the hurt that does not stop if you are a friend or family of the victim.
Reach out to the LORD as he will comfort you and give you strength. You are a dearly loved child of God. Put your hope in Him because He alone is your refuge. The flesh is weak, but He is strong. Friends and family will let you down, but the Lord will not forsake you.
God’s holy word tells us, “The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:28-31 (NLT)
Brothers and Sisters - Your help is in the LORD!
Shalom,
Rick Hawbaker
Praying 4 U Ministries
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