Considered Suicide. worried about living - Page 4

JustMiss · #31 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 09:32 AM

I'm not LDS but let me see if I can offer you a few words of hope. We may not understand why we are doing through hardships when they come or why they seem to drag out. I remember high school and it is a very difficult time in life. I honestly think the world is harder now then it was then. Gosh that makes me feel old. But keep this in mind. We live in a very broken sicken sin fill world and we have since sin entered the world. God never promised it would be easy only that he would go through it with us. God uses our trials and tribulations to mature us. He is the potter and we are the clay. And if you have every watched an actual potter making pottery on a wheel you would see how the clay is mashed and twisted as it is mold. Going through trials is never easy. It's hard. It's frustrating and a lot of times it's a test. God will use trials to test our love for Him. To see if through the midst of the storm you love Him enough to keep on praying and praising Him for the things that you do have. When you feel weak in faith, ask the Lord to give you that degree of faith you need to reach for Him and to hold out. The Lord is the author and finisher of our faith and he developes our faith through the experiences in life. When we pray and ask the Lord for help through a circumstance and He pulls us through it, our trust in Him grows. When our trust in Him grows, He then increases our faith.

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2 Corin 1:3-5
3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

This verse is sometimes easier to understand in the NIV translation as well.

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3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

Don't give up praying over it. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Ask for his comfort. Let him comfort you and then you will be able to comfort someone else through the love of Christ. I have had that heartache that made me want to give up. Sometimes it's the Lord's amazing way of making us draw closer to Him. I will keep you in my prayers! God Bless you!

Dove · #32 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 10:16 AM

Hello, Everyone
It is so cool to see how many people care here and how much they relate to what SAG has said....It seems so many of us had problems in high school and getting through it!!
I'm just wondering where SAG went?!
SAG, if you're reading, please let us know what you think and how you're doing~ We all care about you and hope you're okay! I'm sure we would all like an update as to what you feel and have chosen to do!

jschroeder · #33 (**permalink**) 10-11-2008, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dove

Hello, Everyone
It is so cool to see how many people care here and how much they relate to what SAG has said....It seems so many of us had problems in high school and getting through it!!
I'm just wondering where SAG went?!
SAG, if you're reading, please let us know what you think and how you're doing~ We all care about you and hope you're okay! I'm sure we would all like an update as to what you feel and have chosen to do!

If you check his profile he hasn't been back up on the site, not logged on, since he posted that

Looks like he was back up here about 8 hours after and that is the last time he was on.

I'm just going to keep praying that he will get some help, talk to someone, and check back in eventually.

Dove · #34 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008, 01:18 PM

Yikes, I really hope he's okay, it's hard to not know after what he posted. I'm with you with the prayers!!
Thanks
Dove

jschroeder · #35 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008, 01:31 PM

I know. I wish there was a way we could track him down and check on him...

Regardless my heart goes out to the young man. Life is hard and I can only hope and pray that he read something before he got off that will make a difference in his life...and that he is ok.

Mailis · #36 (**permalink**) 10-15-2008, 06:01 AM

Dont forget you are the son of our Hevenly Father and a very special person! Keep your head up and try to mix with people a bit more so they can see what they missed!
Stay fokused, life is waiting and it will be fantastic!

Sometimes God answeres us in a way we dont really realise or He is working on it. Working on some people, and people are not easy to move sometimes. Just wait you`ll see!

Liesl · #37 (**permalink**) 10-19-2008, 01:54 PM

My, makes you wonder if high school does any good.... my husband wants to move to the USA, but my biggest fear is not being able to protect my children from their peers at school. At least here is SA I know what to look out for, but so called school friends are another story.
But, doesn't mean we not faced with cruel ppl here. Something I've had to deal with all my life too, and suicide does end up entering your mind out of desperation. Perhaps you could ask a trusted priesthood holder for a blessing, you don't even have to tell them why..... Gretchen, this goes for you too. I once asked a good friend of mine to give me one and it opened my eyes to the fact that I chose the most difficult path on earth cause I knew the prize at the end..... well, I am wondering what the heck was I thinking, and would like to make changes to that decision. But, though it does not make life easier, it helps when there is light on the subject on Heavenly Father's will for you. Ask for a blessing every 2 wks or more if you have to, and you can also call the temple and ask them to put your name on the prayer list.
My daughter has made friends with a girl who gets bullied at school, she has been called names because of her friendship with this girl..... but she sticks by her.... and I am so proud of her. When she was called a nerd I told her that nerds make a name and money for themselves, have good homes and grow into themselves..... I'm yet to know of many jocks who live a good life..... without a beer. Now, when they call her friend a dork, she happily replies.... "but she's my dork"
I so wish I could sort out those kids for you, but pls you should know by now that most of us have gone through that high school age, and you know what.... some are still going through it, you'll make an awesome friend to someone who faces the same trial one day. Hold your head up, you are a king.... in training...