Godly Insights for the 21st Century Life

(I was inspired to write this because of the song " Dear Younger Me " by MercyMe) Dear 16-year-old Amy, I'm not going to ask you how you're doing because I already know. More than that, I know you wouldn't tell me the truth even if I did ask. You hate how you feel, and you don't want anyone to know the truth, but I know. I know what you're thinking, I know what you're planning, and I want you to stop. You do still belong here. So, based on a current popular series and how many years it's been since I was you, here are 13 reasons why you need to combat the lie that your life is no longer worth living. This pain won't last forever:  I know that right now, it feels like you will never be happy again, but you will be. The pain you're feeling right now is temporary, but the solution you're considering is permanent. You are awesome:  I know you're not feeling this way now, but it's true. Behind the glasses and the frizzy hair ...

"I'll celebrate the truth, His work in me ain't through, I'm just unfinished."-Mandisa, " Unfinished " Last month, I heard about the death of Amy Bleuel, founder of Project Semicolon, and I was shocked to hear that someone who was an advocate against suicide would take her own life. There were a lot of people who found hope from her story, and I wondered how many more deaths would happen  because they lost this hope, and I thought it was horrible that she had done this to them. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I shouldn't be condemning her. I can attest to the fact that even though I have defeated the temptation to commit suicide, Satan won't give up very easily, and keeps trying to lure me back to the place where I was 13 years ago. Life doesn't magically get easier just because a person shares their struggles. In fact, it can actually get harder because sharing our struggles, and especially how God get...