Junior Seau’s self-imposed deathhasonce again shone the spotlight on the darkest, slimiest trick of the enemy of our soul:
And according the New York Times, Seau’s suicide follows close on the heels of other NFL players:
“Seau would be the second former N.F.L. player to commit suicide in the past two weeks. Ray Easterling, a safety for the Atlanta Falcons in the 1970s and a plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit against the N.F.L. over its handling of concussion-related injuries, died on April 19 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In February 2011, the former Chicago Bears star Dave Duerson shot himself in the chest,saying in a notethat he wanted his brain donated to the study offootball head injuries.” (New YorkTimes, May 2, 2012)
NFL players aren’t the only ones killing themselves lately. Consider these other high-profile attempts or complete self-imposed deaths:
Daniel Von Bargen, Seinfeld actor who shot himself in the head.
Soap Opera actorwho appeared on seven episodes ofAll My Childrenand six episodes ofGuiding Light.He overdosed on pills and left a suicide note saying that he killed himself because he lost his best friend – his dog, a pit bull named Rocco.
Don Cornelius, The man behindSoul Train…shot himself in the head.
Tyler Clementi,Whojumped off the George Washington Bridge after his roommates posted an intimate video of him on the internet.
The American Military,So far in 2011, the Army has recorded 246 cases of confirmed or potential suicides among active duty and reserve soldiers. That number appears to be below the 2010 level of 305 for the full 12 months, but above the second-highest year — 2009, which had 242 suicides.
And the list continues of both celebrity/ high profile individuals, teens, the elderly, the abused, the jobless and just about any other category you can think of.
It’s a problem.
A very big problem.
One that I feel compelled to speak out about because personally I think the devil has duped manypeople into believing thatsuicide is an acceptable escape.
But it is not!
According to Hebrews 9:27 from the Holy Bible,
“It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”
Or asThe Messagetranslation explains it:
“Everyone has to die once, then face the consequences.”
My heart breaks for the men and women who have taken their livesand for their families.
The pain that Junior Seau’s children and ex-wife must be going through at this moment is unfathomable. Imagine getting asimple text that says “I love you”…only to find out that moments later your dad put a gun to his chest and shot himself.
I know that this is normally not the kind of post I write, but I felt so compelled to speak out.
Suicide is wrong.
Suicide is not of God.
Suicide is against all Biblical principal.
There are no second chances after death –
The Bible clearly says that man is appointedONCEto die and after that the judgement.
There are many, many scriptures about trusting the sovereignty of God, about letting God be God. Letting God fight against your enemies. About standing still and seeing the salvation of the Lord. About not harming yourself – or others. About honoring all of His creation – including yourself. About Christ’s love and protection for us. About the value of our lives.Here are just few of them:
Christ says:“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”(John 10:10)
The Apostle Paul said:“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.(Romans 15:13)
The Apostle Paul also said:“If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best! “(2 Corinthians 4:8-10, The Message Translation)
What do YOU THINK?
Has your life been touched by someone who has attempted or committed suicide?
Do you have any scriptures/spiritual insights on this topic that you’d like to share ?
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