When we have been losing the same tiring battle for years, or we have been limited by our minds or the actions of others, it takes guts to believe that something different is possible. Throughout the scriptures, God encourages His people to hope. This isn’t blindly […]
Category: Depression
Wishing for Death Part 3 – Pain – Job
Sometimes, we can experience so much pain that we go to dark, depressing, and even scary places in our minds. God put Job’s honest, non-religious, genuine feelings in the Bible to let us know He understands. Suffering messes with us; it affects how we see our […]
Wishing for Death, Part 2 – Pride and Prejudice – Jonah
Jonah’s Death Wish God sent Jonah with a message. The people repented; God relented, but Jonah lamented. What led to Jonah’s death wish statement, Jonah 4:3? Why would Jonah want to die after God’s grace and blessing provided such a beautiful outcome? Jonah didn’t want to […]
Wishing for Death Part 1 – Fatigue and Fear Elijah
Did you know that some of the most powerful servants of God had low points where they wished to die? God deals with us from the root of where we are, not where we should be. Christianity shouldn’t have an Instagram veneer; God put these disparate […]