''What should I do if I have Suicidal Thoughts?''

Over 10,000,000 adults seriously considered suicide each year. Over 25% of young adults have considered suicide since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. (b)  If you ever have dark thoughts, you’re not alone.  

 

In fact, there are examples of people in scripture that struggled with similar thoughts.  Solomon reached the point that he “hated life” (Ecclesiastes 2:17).   Elijah was full of fear, apparently depressed and even longed for death (I Kings 19:4). Paul described his mindset (along with that of his partners in ministry) like this “we were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.” (2 Corinthians 1:8). 

 

What is fascinating about these stories is that none of these people actually committed suicide.  Here is how Paul responded.  “This happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead” (2 Corinthians 1:9). 

 

Suicide has a terrible impact on the family and loved ones of the person that commits suicide.  If you are having thoughts about hurting yourself, there is a way to a better future and things can get improve.  God’s best plan for your life is for you to live and to walk through your difficult days into better ones.  

 

If you are considering suicide, please seek help now. Call 1-800-273-8255, the national hotline, get yourself to a hospital if you can, call 911, go alert someone in your home, apartment, or workplace, or wherever you are, and do whatever it takes to get help.
 
 

 

 

 

P.S. One Church was created by hurt people for hurt people.  If you need help, we’re here for you.