Psalms 90:9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. 10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
If all there is to life is to work hard and pay bills with no hope of eternal life then the impetus to continue living, when one is at rock bottom, becomes fragile. The apostle Paul sums up this perspective in words that make manifest the secular world view of living. Therefore, we will address some of the reasons why persons choose suicide as a way out, and then we’ll let the Bible speak for itself, as it pertains to God’s will in the matter, and we will present remedies, and preventive ways and means, so that folks can avoid going that route. We will begin with one of leading causes, or triggers for suicide.
[1] Depression. It is described as a mood disorder that is marked by varying degrees of sadness, despair, and loneliness and that is typically accompanied by inactivity, guilt, loss of concentration, social withdrawal, with sleep disturbances, and sometimes suicidal tendencies. Most persons go through some form of depression in their lifetime some more some less. However, the triggering mechanisms often vary from one person to another.
For example, king Solomon had become depressed after he sought for fulfillment, and joy in the wrong places. He had set about to get meaning out of life from the material possessions he owned, but he soon found out that the more things he accumulated, the more frustrated he became. Material things are good and meaningful in their legitimate sphere, but when the higher purposes of life are subjugated by materials, depression will almost certainly set in.
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night and God bless!