Many, if not most, suicides occur as a result of the person
seeing no real reason to live. They lose
the drive to live because they do not see any reason to continue living. That is why, when considering the subject of “How
to prevent suicide,” it is important to consider not just man’s origins, but
also his meaning and purpose.
Again, this is where the Bible is so informative. The Bible emphasizes that each moment of life
has a grand purpose, superseding any earthly or temporal connection. Life was given in the beginning by God for
the purpose of serving God. We were
fashioned for Him and for His pleasure.
So, no matter what may occur on earth—be it the loss of a
loved one, a loss of a job, or some other ill turn of events—one ought to see
that his life is not tied up in these fleeting and fickle things. His life is to be found in the Creator. Man was designed to live eternally and in
harmonious communion with the Almighty.
This lively and eternal prospective radically differs from the
prevailing philosophy of the day. Most people in America are taught and embrace
(be it consciously or not) the evolutionary and materialistic[1]
perspective that has been handed down from Darwin. According to this worldview a person’s life has
but one end: the grave.
It is easy to see why this angle worldview enhances the
possibility of suicidal tendencies, particularly when one is afflicted with the
dark and gloomy thoughts that accompany a depressed spirit. One can, in that cheerless moment, easily come
to believe that it is better to end one’s life sooner than later.
The most optimistic in this camp will say that life should
be lived for the benefit of others or that life’s meaning is what you make of
it. Yet even there one must confess that,
despite great feats or pleasures, it is only a matter of time before the death bell
tolls. One may still wonder if there is
any use in delaying the inevitable.
Certainly the “Let’s make the best of it” philosophy is
quite dire. It only serves to highlight
the real means of preventing further suicides.
Young people need to hear that life does have eternal and meaningful purpose. They need to understand that God has designed
them to forever enjoy the bliss of His majesty and benevolence. They need to know that they are a part of a
grand story and that God has given them a particular role in that story. They need to understand that they were
designed to serve Him and commune with Him all the days of their lives.
When such principles are grasped, one may see that each day is
worth living. No matter how dark the day
may seem or how useless one may appear in the eyes of men, he or she has a
relation to the divine and is called to fulfill their divinely appointed
purpose in that day.
[The above article is the fourth in a series on How to Prevent
Further Suicides.]
[1] Materialism is the belief that
matter is the only thing that exists. It
holds that there are no immaterial things such as a person’s soul, spiritual
beings, etc.
1 comment:
QUOTE: “So, no matter what may occur on earth—be it the loss of a loved one, a loss of a job, or some other ill turn of events—one ought to see that his life is not tied up in these fleeting and fickle things. His life is to be found in the Creator. Man was designed to live eternally and in harmonious communion with the Almighty.”
…So the lives and deaths of “OTHERS” are fickle, but the existence of SELF! (EGO) is a grand and glorious thing!!!
So, ultimately, following this Godly logic – it’s OK to slaughter others to the glory of the grand and glorious God-created SELF…just do everything within one's means to glorify and preserve the SELF (EGO). OTHERS are fickle and meaningless. Certainly.
QUOTE: “Most people in America are taught and embrace (be it consciously or not) the evolutionary and materialistic[1] perspective that has been handed down from Darwin. According to this worldview a person’s life has but one end: the grave.”
Try PLATO, et al.
Darwin did not originate any philosophic, moral, or sociological belief systems. His religious opponents did, as strawman arguments.
QUOTE: “It is easy to see why this angle worldview enhances the possibility of suicidal tendencies, particularly when one is afflicted with the dark and gloomy thoughts that accompany a depressed spirit. One can, in that cheerless moment, easily come to believe that it is better to end one’s life sooner than later. “
Yeah, it’s also easy to see why one would be compelled to take their own life if they’ve been convinced their Glorious, Indestructible, God-Created, All-Conquering “IMMORTAL SOUL” will never cease to exist!! No problem!
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