To raise awareness of the twenty-two veterans who kill themselves daily.
President Trump either did or is wanting to declare a national health crisis because of the forty-eight people who daily kill themselves through the use of opioids.
That's seventy people a day, dying because of defeat.
Add to that the destruction of lives in Las Vegas. New York City.
Yesterday 26 people were killed in their country church house in Texas. What makes a man murderous?
Let me ask you some questions.
Did you grow up in a two parent home with no divorce?
Did you have the privilege of being home educated or have you had a good private/public school experience?
Do you have enough food in your house for a week?
Do you have a clean record with the state?
Do you have a home that you do not fear having to move from any day soon?
Do you have a clear conscience?
Is there one person in your life who cares whether you live or die?
Are you debt free?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have much more than most people.
If you think about these things and realize how much people are hurting throughout this land, what does it do for you?
It makes me cry.
It makes me realize why someone wants to destroy themselves or others.
Pain is pain and too much pain is overwhelming.
We have the answer for these people if we know Jesus. If we know God the Father.
Theirs is a wondrous plan. Jesus came to earth to take all the pain there ever could be and nailed it to His cross.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and
When we believe in Him, He takes all the pain away and gives peace in its stead. Peace that passes all understanding.
As humans we feel like we need to be angry. Or sad. Hurt. With everything that has happened to me, poor me, how can I have peace? It just isn't fair the things I've suffered.
And that is the truth. Life isn't fair. It also isn't fair that Jesus offers to take all that for us after He lived a sinless life and suffered unbelievably and unjustly. But it's the truth.
And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:32)
And once you know that truth and it has set you free, you will have incredible compassion for those who do not know it. You will want to share the truth with them.
They don't need to live in fear. In shame. In hurt. In anger. In hatred. In "control". In depression. In defeat. In destruction.
There is hope. There is peace. There is joy. There is freedom. There is love.
Let us find and apply this truth to all areas of our lives. We are a broken people who face pain daily. What we do with it- carry it or give it to Jesus- makes all the difference.
Is something in the past still painful? Do you still feel awful when you think about it? Jesus will heal that as well, if you allow Him to.
Why would I wish to be all things negative when Jesus gave so much to make my life positive?
Prayer: Jesus, my heart hurts so much when I think about what ___________did. It makes me feel so ___________. I choose to forgive ___________ and I take upon myself all the pain he/she caused me and allow him/her to go free. What is Your truth about this situation?
The amazing thing about this prayer, prayed from the heart, is that Jesus transfers that pain to Himself and we go free, praising Him!
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