#The suicide Challenge
Following the recent happenings on suicide, those of us left alive really must do something if we do not want to keep losing friends and acquaintances. Here are my thoughts on the subject. Read, comment and share.
WHY PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE
LACK OF REASON FOR LIVING: Many go through life working hard and making money but lack the knowledge about why they are here on earth. Having lots of money doesn’t guarantee happiness and fulfillment. You need a reason to keep living. You need a reason to be alive lest death makes no difference to you. You need to answer the question of WHY AM I HERE? Before God created you, He already gave you a purpose so He sent you to this world to fulfil that purpose. Your fulfillment in life is tied to that purpose so find it!
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT YOURSELF: Many people know too many things but they don’t know themselves, so they compare themselves with others. They don’t know their abilities, talents and gifts not even their weaknesses and defaults so they become depressed when someone else or a certain situation reveals their weakness. When you know yourself, nothing scares or catches you by surprise when someone else try to define you. But most times, because of your ignorance, you accept people’s wrong definition of you. For example, I know I have a club foot but I also know it doesn’t define who I am and doesn’t limit me in any way so when you come and say “oh this guy has one leg”, it doesn’t hurt me because I already defined myself. When you know yourself adequately, you would see things in you that you would appreciate and that’s enough for you to be happy.
COMPARISON WITH OTHERS: Many of us fall into the error of comparing ourselves forgetting that even God himself created us to be different because He needs each of us to fulfill different purposes. Do you know that you don’t get worried over failure until you have learnt that many others succeeded in the same thing in which you failed? But wait! Who said we will all be the same? That I do well at something and you fail at it doesn’t make me better. It only means that you are good at something else which I am likely going to be bad in. If you fail as a public speaker, you aren’t likely going to fail as a counselor that talks one on one. No one is better than you. We can only be unique in our own ways. Would you say the sun is better than the moon? No! They serve different purposes. Now you can say one is more honourable than the other but that’s not before God, its human that measures that. Not all of us would be kings, some would be kings, some would be servants and that doesn’t rubbish servants because there cannot be a king without servants.
DESIRE TO PLEASE OTHERS: Do you know how many this has sent to early grave? Friend, you aren’t here to please anyone not even your parents. You are here to please God and in pleasing God, you remain happy because He doesn’t force you to become who you are not. Desire to please others make a lot of people post fake smiles, borrowed shoes, hired cars as theirs on social media. Wait! What do you gain afterall? You own your nothing. Shun pleasing others! Live and live to please your conscience.
LACK OF HOPE: When there is hope, there is life. Hope is needed to cope in this evil world. No matter the ailment you are going through, you got to be hopeful; if the disease came on you after you were born, who said it cant leave you behind here? And if you were born with an ailment, have you asked God what wonder He wants you to do with it in this world? Nothing happens for no reason. You might not have the best conditions, but there are advantages in your conditions if only you will be willing to check.
LACK OF LOVE: The greatest human need is to feel loved. Life is beautiful when somebody cares but life is more beautiful when you love yourself. Lack of love has made many commit suicide. Love follows this principle; when you are loving, you will be loveable. The extent to which you love yourself determines how much you can be loved by another. When you are empty of love, you drain others of theirs. Imagine you don’t love your big boobs, you hate your face, you dislike your height, you hate your complexion with passion, who should now love the You that you yourself don’t love? Love yourself and others. Lets spread love and let’s stop suicide.
NOT KNOWING THE VALUE OF ONE’S LIFE: Do you know the sanctity of human life? You know the value of a life? No! it’s priceless. For you don’t know how many lives have been attached to the life you want to take. Every life is precious and have a purpose to fulfil here on earth. If you die before fulfilling purpose, you deprive us of what blessing you should have been to us. Books unwritten, songs not sung, messages unpreached, all die with you? God will ask of you any life you take. Suicide is a big sin no matter your excuse.
DON’T DIE BEFORE YOU LIVE, RATHER LIVE BEFORE YOU DIE. SAY NO TO SUICIDE!
I ENVY NOBODY, DON’T ENVY ME TOO. LIVE AND LET LIVE.
Author: Olorunfemi Akuruyejo
Contact- 2348109733748
Mail- akuruyejo001phemmy@gmail.com
Following the recent happenings on suicide, those of us left alive really must do something if we do not want to keep losing friends and acquaintances. Here are my thoughts on the subject. Read, comment and share.
WHY PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE
LACK OF REASON FOR LIVING: Many go through life working hard and making money but lack the knowledge about why they are here on earth. Having lots of money doesn’t guarantee happiness and fulfillment. You need a reason to keep living. You need a reason to be alive lest death makes no difference to you. You need to answer the question of WHY AM I HERE? Before God created you, He already gave you a purpose so He sent you to this world to fulfil that purpose. Your fulfillment in life is tied to that purpose so find it!
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT YOURSELF: Many people know too many things but they don’t know themselves, so they compare themselves with others. They don’t know their abilities, talents and gifts not even their weaknesses and defaults so they become depressed when someone else or a certain situation reveals their weakness. When you know yourself, nothing scares or catches you by surprise when someone else try to define you. But most times, because of your ignorance, you accept people’s wrong definition of you. For example, I know I have a club foot but I also know it doesn’t define who I am and doesn’t limit me in any way so when you come and say “oh this guy has one leg”, it doesn’t hurt me because I already defined myself. When you know yourself adequately, you would see things in you that you would appreciate and that’s enough for you to be happy.
COMPARISON WITH OTHERS: Many of us fall into the error of comparing ourselves forgetting that even God himself created us to be different because He needs each of us to fulfill different purposes. Do you know that you don’t get worried over failure until you have learnt that many others succeeded in the same thing in which you failed? But wait! Who said we will all be the same? That I do well at something and you fail at it doesn’t make me better. It only means that you are good at something else which I am likely going to be bad in. If you fail as a public speaker, you aren’t likely going to fail as a counselor that talks one on one. No one is better than you. We can only be unique in our own ways. Would you say the sun is better than the moon? No! They serve different purposes. Now you can say one is more honourable than the other but that’s not before God, its human that measures that. Not all of us would be kings, some would be kings, some would be servants and that doesn’t rubbish servants because there cannot be a king without servants.
DESIRE TO PLEASE OTHERS: Do you know how many this has sent to early grave? Friend, you aren’t here to please anyone not even your parents. You are here to please God and in pleasing God, you remain happy because He doesn’t force you to become who you are not. Desire to please others make a lot of people post fake smiles, borrowed shoes, hired cars as theirs on social media. Wait! What do you gain afterall? You own your nothing. Shun pleasing others! Live and live to please your conscience.
LACK OF HOPE: When there is hope, there is life. Hope is needed to cope in this evil world. No matter the ailment you are going through, you got to be hopeful; if the disease came on you after you were born, who said it cant leave you behind here? And if you were born with an ailment, have you asked God what wonder He wants you to do with it in this world? Nothing happens for no reason. You might not have the best conditions, but there are advantages in your conditions if only you will be willing to check.
LACK OF LOVE: The greatest human need is to feel loved. Life is beautiful when somebody cares but life is more beautiful when you love yourself. Lack of love has made many commit suicide. Love follows this principle; when you are loving, you will be loveable. The extent to which you love yourself determines how much you can be loved by another. When you are empty of love, you drain others of theirs. Imagine you don’t love your big boobs, you hate your face, you dislike your height, you hate your complexion with passion, who should now love the You that you yourself don’t love? Love yourself and others. Lets spread love and let’s stop suicide.
NOT KNOWING THE VALUE OF ONE’S LIFE: Do you know the sanctity of human life? You know the value of a life? No! it’s priceless. For you don’t know how many lives have been attached to the life you want to take. Every life is precious and have a purpose to fulfil here on earth. If you die before fulfilling purpose, you deprive us of what blessing you should have been to us. Books unwritten, songs not sung, messages unpreached, all die with you? God will ask of you any life you take. Suicide is a big sin no matter your excuse.
DON’T DIE BEFORE YOU LIVE, RATHER LIVE BEFORE YOU DIE. SAY NO TO SUICIDE!
I ENVY NOBODY, DON’T ENVY ME TOO. LIVE AND LET LIVE.
Author: Olorunfemi Akuruyejo
Contact- 2348109733748
Mail- akuruyejo001phemmy@gmail.com
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