Today I received a blessing. I am learning to look for blessings every day. I received a text message from someone saying they were having a really rough day. I am currently in a youth ministry that is full of teens that have not only thought about suicide, but have attempted it, and several attempted it more than once. I consider it a pure joy that God has placed me here, because I can totally relate to this feeling. I will be the first one to tell you I haven't always felt like life was worth the hassle or the feeling of being alone. It is only because my faith in God's hand of protection and provision has grown that there has been victory over these feelings in my life.
This particular text message I received was simply stated, "bad day, suicide talk."
I have come to realize no one can provide the best explanation of the exact importance of someone's life, except for God. So for me to make suggestions on how to see life as important would be about as helpful as saying, "everything will be ok". My only advice I could give is to say, "I don't have the answer of how, but I do know you are important. Do everything you can to stay encouraged, and try not to surround yourself with people that are negative or depressed; Fill your life with things that bring you down, and you will be brought down.
The response I got was, "Wow! Thank you!" and then apparently my advice was shared with others that were dealing with the same issue.
Because of technology, we have the ability to encourage one another no matter how far away we are. I shared a word of encouragement, and that encouragement was shared to start an circle of friends to keep each other encouraged through their feelings of depression and despair!
This world is a rough place to live, but when we work together, our community can form a bond of hope. God wants to have victory in our lives, let him reign in yours. Let Him speak through you to encourage others daily, and technology can be a tool to make that easier.
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