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Many people in today society are
experiencing more and more depression and suicide thoughts. Our
society has put on pressures of being perfect in the eyes of the
world.
There are single parent homes that are
raising children and grand children and it puts a lot of financial
burdens on families and there are other reasons that an individual may
have suicidal intentions.
Believe me, you are not alone in whatever
your reasons may be. There is God. This book tell you in scripture
that your life is precious and meaningful. We do not need to live in
deep depression. There is more to life than what we see, God knows
why we are here and we do have a purpose.
This book helped me to counsel to family
members, and the love of God and the love we have for him we also need
to have love for our selves.
We can not do this over night but if we can
just learn to take the darkness and handed to God He will turn into
light.
Mr. Stuart Smith has provided in this book
seven categories, that I thought the way it represent the Lord was done
just right.
I liked how this book was put in to seven
categories. And to begin with love, that is all that Jesus asked of us
was to love and that meant ourselves, and we can do this with loving
God. Our life is so precious not only to God but to our loves ones.
Suicide is a very selfish act I believe after reading this book and our
family and friends are the ones that hurt not only during this but
after. God does not want us to hurt like this and this book show how we
can talk to God and to open up to him and to ourselves.
Also neglected is often another issue and I was
glad to see the author cover this, when we feel neglected, we need to
realize sometimes that this is not our doing but Gods and I learned
this reading this. The author noted that God allows this to happen and
I believe this because we get to depend on people for everything we
forget to depend on God for our prayers and just to get us through
daily obstacles.
People that are abused was another serious
subject, my first marriage was very abusive and it almost destroyed me
I did not have any self esteem left after the twelve years of this and
I did not know where to turn and after I came to know that I was a
valuable person and that God loved me did I get out. I have to come
to trust my new husband I was single for 9 years before and the
loneliness sometimes overwhelmed me but I know this is what God
wanted so I could depend on him and not some one else and that does
not mean you have to be alone for 9 years but I was able to find
myself and my children. The author hit on this subject very good .
I would recommend this book to anyone that
is dealing or need to help someone with depression and suicide.
Review by Cheryl Reese
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