Suicide Prevention

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

1-800-273-8255

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/?utm_source=adcenter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=veterans%20crisis%20line&utm_content=crisis&utm_campaign=crisis

 http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/texas-suicide-hotlines.html

 https://afsp.org/



Chad Daniel

His father commited suicide.  He has a website called "death2suicide" that offers help to everyone suicidal and he shares what its like for the loved ones that people leave behind.

http://death2suicide.org/

 If you live with chronic pain and are considering suicide, please do not give up hope. 

I have suffered ineffably for over 17 years from it and though I have prayed to die, I am proof, as are many others, including our brave servicemen and women, that disabling pain or other conditions do not have to take your life.

Please also realize that your narcotics

and other mood and mind-altering

prescription drugs ARE working against

your best mental/emotional health. 

This is a medical fact that even has a medical term for it. 

It is called "emotional lability". 

Thus, if you feel like you can't take it anymore, I get that.

Been there, felt that way too,

BUT, although I have prayed to die,

I did not and would never kill myself.

If you want to learn the truth about suicide

from a Christian perspective,

about why you should not commit it

and what God wants for you and from you

to live a contented life full of His peace and joy,

I defer to Dr. Charles Stanley who gave the best and only focused lesson that I have ever seen.

Please invest just 24 minutes to watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp4BhEVdK2Q

If you don't want to listen to the singing group that appears first,

Dr. Stanley starts speaking at about 3:12 into the video.

Dr. Stanley's site link "In Touch Ministries"

is on my Spinal Trap “God” page:

http://www.spinaltrapb2g.com/god

Whether you are considering suicide, work in a job to prevent it, or have a family member, loved one, co-worker, neighbor, etc…that you suspect is suicidal, please, give Dr. Stanley’s compassionate teachings a chance to reach you

and share its existence with others.

Don't feel strong enough to deal with life and live?

Please listen to the Matthew West song "Strong Enough"

in this next link

to realize that you don't have to be when you have God!

http://www.spinaltrapb2g.com/uplifting_songs

Riddled with guilt and self-blame? 

Feel unworthy to live?

Please also listen to his song "Grace Wins".

(It is in the same link.)

If you are considering suicide,

please seek Almighty God now. 

Suicide is NOT His plan for anyone,

but it is Satan's, for he comes only

to steal, kill and destroy!

John 10:10 - Jesus speaking 

"The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness."

The Bible makes it clear that although God doesn’t promise us an easy existence without suffering, He can give you the strength to withstand whatever is terrorizing your mind to this degree.



If you are suicidal, please read this next Psalm repeatedly, because it is a prayer for help, hopelessness and depression that only Holy God can heal you.

Psalm 143

1Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my plea! Answer me

because you are faithful and righteous.

2Don’t bring your servant to trial! Compared to you,
no one is perfect.

3My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground.

He forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.

4I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear.

5I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works.

I think about what you have done.

6I reach out for you. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts

for rain.

7Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.

8Let me hear of your unfailing love to me in the morning,

for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk,

for I have come to you in prayer.

9Save me from my enemies, LORD; I run to you to hide me.

10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God.

May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.

11For the glory of your name, O LORD, save me.

In your righteousness, bring me out of this distress.

12In your unfailing love, cut off all my enemies and

destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.

Click this next link and listen to "Need You Now"

by Plumb. (On lower right column of this link.)

Her lyrics will resonate with you if you are suicidal.

http://www.spinaltrapb2g.com/uplifting_songs

The Whole Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-18 

10A final word: Be strong with the LORD’S mighty power.

11Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil.

12For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the Heavenly realms.

13Use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you will be standing firm.

14Stand your ground, putting on the sturdy belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.

15For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News, so that you will be fully prepared.

16In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan.

17Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere.

If you are so anxiety ridden and depressed

that suicide seems like your only choice,

please read these verses over and over again,

OUT LOUD, until you realize that THEY

are not just the right choice, but the righteous choice!

Philippians 4:6-7

6Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.

Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

7If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is

far more wonderful than the human mind can understand.

His peace will guard your hearts and minds

as you live in Christ Jesus.

(I can attest to the truth of vs. 7!

More on His peace in chapters 27 and 43.)

Romans 12:2 – Personal Responsibility –

A Living Sacrifice to God 

"Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,

but let God transform you into a new person by

changing the way you think.

Then you will know what God wants you to do,

and you will know how good and pleasing

and perfect his will really is."

If you are suicidal and do not have any severe chronic health issues for which you take mood and mind-altering Rx's,

chances are it is because you are letting the behaviors and customs of this world influence your mood, attitude and actions.  DON'T.

I have done no less than 144 physical therapy sessions throughout my decade plus of chronic pain. Regardless of

which facility I patronized, who my therapist was, or if it was

for my shoulder, neck or low back damage, one common trait

that every session had was pain. Working through physical injuries to regain whatever strength is possible, involves pain.

When done right though, it is what I call “productive pain”.

However, I once had a P.T. who was a former bodybuilder

with a “no pain no gain” mentality that put me into severe pain flare ups right after my major spinal surgery.

Her misplaced mentality caused me unnecessary pain that only delayed my healing and led to what I call “unproductive pain”.

When I stop to think about peoples mental and emotional (spiritual) anguish, I realize that the same principle of productive pain vs. unproductive pain still applies.

Everyone has pain on some level,

whether it is mental/emotional or physical or all,

is dependent upon the depth of the pain and its cause.

The pain that you endure after something bad occurs is dependent upon your ability to respond to it vs. react;

and not coincidentally, your ability to respond vs. react

is directly related to how deep your faith is, or lack thereof.

I further realized that when God allows circumstances to occur that leave you in pain, He will always see to it that the results

are productive if you lean on His strength to get through.

Romans 8:28 - "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them."

If your pain is self-inflicted, especially from sin, you may endure unproductive pain as a punishment for your disobedience.

Actually, you’d better hope that you do suffer because that means that He has not given up on you by trying to purify you

to live for Him, His way.

I can only believe that those who are wicked and prosper,

that do not appear to get broken in this life, are the people

whose names are not in the Lamb’s Book of Life because

He knows that they will be paying for their sin in hell forever.  Please look up Psalms 37; 73 for more on this topic.

However, the good news is that God can still help you turn things around and make your pain productive,

but only if you go to Him, accept His Son Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, confess, repent and learn to let the Holy Spirit lead you each day to live in the true peace of Christ.  (John 14:27)

In order to truly heal,

YOU MUST BELIEVE IN THE ONE TRUE GOD

AND HIS HOLY TRINITY.

Regardless of what you are going through, stop focusing

on your pain and its inherent negativity because that only reinforces feelings of doubt, defeat, and depression which perpetuate your pain, physically and spiritually.

Believe in God to receive His blessings of love, mercy, wisdom, guidance, patience, forgiveness, healing and grace so that you may be released from your pain and suffering!

Pain and suffering only deplete you in every capacity whereas God’s Word is as energizing as it is transforming!

It is less work to go to God

than it is to suffer!

Read the Bible to learn how to let Christ give you the strength that you need (Philippians 4:13) to enjoy your life,

not just endure it or worse, end it!

Let God’s love for you give you the support you need

when physical and/or spiritual pain breaks you so badly

that you think death is your best choice.

It’s not and it never will be; give God a chance to show you how spiritually fulfilled and at peace you be if you know Him and get saved by accepting His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:16) as your Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9-11) and learn to let the Holy Spirit of God fill you!  (Romans 8 and Galatians 5:16-26)

Much of this page derives from chapter 11 of my book:

"GOD & The Many Things in The Bible That Surprised Me"

which as of Januar 2023 is not yet finished. 

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

16Always be joyful.

17Keep on praying.

18No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

YOU ARE LOVED

There are MANY tough days in this life. 

Everyone has them and everyone gets overwhelmed

at times by them. 

That is normal and to be expected. 

Please, do not let your problems overtake your head and heart.

ALL problems have a solution but that solution IS NEVER going to be suicide.  Suicide is a permanent end to a temporary problem!

Just because it may seem like the only way out

does NOT mean that it is.

 IT IS NOT.