Three years ago, I lost a cousin to suicide. So, I know first hand what it looks like when people blame other people or the person for the acts of the enemy. Remember, that the battle is not against flesh and blood, it's just not.
It's time for us to stop trying to find someone or something to blame. Depression, suicide, and mental health are no one person's fault, but rather the result of the enemy's strongholds in our lives as human beings. It's time that we be present for and with people. It's time that we stop trying to fix people like home improvement projects because honestly we are just as broken.
The friends that I hold closest to my heart are always with and for me, they are always there in word, deed, action, truth, and love. No, they don't always know what to say in the fire, but neither do I. I do know the power of just being there though. I have learned how to just sit with people in the midst of the pain and confusion. Sometimes it's easy to get busy and forget to dig deep in our relationships, to go below the surface. I'm convinced that slowing down to know what's really going on with people around us is always worth it.
Maybe you have struggled with depression or suicide, maybe it hits really close to home with you. Maybe it's not your struggle at all. Regardless, please know that your presence in this world is unlike any other, you are loved, and no one can bring what you bring to the table, no one. Hope and help are REAL. You cannot be replaced.
I am not saying this to sound religious or like a motivational speaker and I am sure you have read or heard this one-thousand or more times. I am only speaking the truth because I am with and for you in this walk towards the light. I am with and for you. Most importantly, we can find rest in the fact that Jesus is always with and for us. He is, I promise you because He promised us.
Today, I challenge you to be with and for someone who needs you. I also challenge you to let someone be that for you if you need them to. I personally have some friendships that have grown distant over these past few weeks because of school and the happenings of life. So, I'm going to start trying to repair them by asking what my friends need and by making sure they know that I am with and for them. It's so important that we have each other and today, World Suicide Prevention Day is just a reminder and manifestation of that.
****Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” (Hebrews 13:5 NLT)
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Peace and Love,
Brittany
