Got the news yesterday that a friend of mine committed suicide. It's so devastating to me, his other friends and his family. When you are in pain enough to kill yourself, you aren't thinking of the consequences. I know;I've been there. When my whole family died, I didn't want to go on. And thoughts of being with them in Heaven were overpowering. I was really mad at God.
But I always knew how bad things got, I would never kill myself--too much reverence for life, I guess. That doesn't make me any better than my friend,just different. The Christians who say you can pray your way out of depression are only partly right. Sometimes you need good therapy, too. We should never condemn other Christians who aren't "spiritual" enough to conquer depression on their own. We all need friends and family and sometimes therapy to make it through this life. God is waiting for us to realize this and help us heal. I know this because He healed me.
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