How can this come from the heart when a person can be so totured by some inner demons that they cannot think rationally? I had this happen in my own family just 28 dags ago. Nobody but God knows why!
totured = tortured
Yes, I agree, God does know why. And Scripture is clear that every person that was ever born is a sinner, with selfish and evil thoughts. I don’t claim to know where those people are that commit suicide, but for the people for whom this is an option, one can only wonder if they really trusted in our Lord, Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
Demons have no power over a true, Holy Spirit filled, Born again Believer in Jesus Christ.
So sorry for your loss as well, navyblue. I cannot imagine the pain that family members feel when a loved one chooses that path.
My son of 28 years committed suicide 05/16/2010. My wife and I did not get to see his body and had to have a closed casket because he had stuck a 12 gauge shot gun in his mouth and pull the trigger. The police and funeral director said we did not want to remember him that way.
My son had been depressed for several years and his doctor changed his medication about two or three months before he died. Was it the change in medication? I don’t know.
He had accepted Christ as his savior when he was younger and you could see the fruits of his salvation. We are baptist and believe once saved always saved. I talked to my pastor about this and he said that God would not go back on his promise when my son was saved and that he was with God.
No parent should have to go through this but God has given my wife and I to live from one day to the next, with the hope and promise that we will see our son again.
We can try our hardest to analyze everything and determine how God responds to our actions, but we can never really KNOW. Remember God sees and knows all things so I believe the end for anyone- suicide or not- is between them and God and it is not for us to know for sure what happens to those that commit suicide.
I agree that those that commit suicide do have inner demons that they cannot control. Things seem totally out of their control and they cannot see a way out of their issues. I had a suicide in my family over 30 years ago and it is not something that you can really ever deal with, because if you haven’t been in their shoes you can’t possibly understand. My prayers go out to you and all of the family and friends of the person that committed suicide in your family. I pray that you will all have the strength you will need to deal with this. Please keep close watch on those closest to that person, sometimes others see no way out for themselves when that happens in a family.