Suicide and the right to life... ...the prayers of one sinner

***Suicide and the right to life...the prayers of one sinner

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

Your Word:

Psalm 100:3
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;

Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

REVERENCE:
You are God. All that is here on this earth is Yours. It belongs to You! You created the earth and all that is therein. You created us. You gave us free will. You have brought us forth. You have nurtured us, You have looked after us.

You have guided and led us through the prophets and Your Word. You have given us Your law...not to confine us, but to protect us...mostly from ourselves and the decisions that we make.

Thank You.

RESPONSE:
You have created us, yet, You have placed boundaries on Yourself, with regard to our free will...allowing us to make choices that affect our lives, those around us, and the earth itself. Thank You.

You have not meddled in our affairs...even when we have defied You; harmed ourselves and others, and take the lives that are Your inheritance.

You have withheld Your anger and poured out Your grace and mercy, so that we could see the results of our decisions and learn from our mistakes.

Yet, we have not done so. We have not learned from our mistakes. We blame You instead and turn to our own ways.

When the results of our decisions have proven harmful and deadly, we have not taken advantage of Your grace and mercy.

We have not returned to You. Instead, we have turned away from You.
Have mercy O God. We are blind, deaf and stupid sheep.

We need You.

REQUESTS:
There are those who take their lives. The suicide rate is climbing. Our youth are killing themselves, especially young girls. Our youth are killing others— school massacres have put fear in the minds of students and parents alike.

We take lives...our own and the lives of others. These lives belong to You. We steal from You. Have mercy on us. Help us Lord, to see truthfully.

Abortion is still rampant. We are self-centered and we do not want to take responsibility for our actions. Have mercy on us and help us Lord. Open our spiritual eyes to see clearly and truthfully.

We are so far from Your guidance that we are lost in the muck and mire of our own contradictions:

• We feel badly when people commit suicide. We even say, "What a waste."...yet we continue to affirm abortion.


• We celebrate "Free choice"...free for whom?


• We believe people should have the right to take their own life and we call it "dying with dignity." ...we do not believe that suffering can have value.


• We allow Planned Parenthood to continue aborting babies and spend millions of dollars to preserve both human sperm and eggs?


• When famous people commit suicide, we ask if there were "indications that they were struggling," yet we ignore the struggle of pregnant women who are deciding the fate of the unborn.

We refuse to believe that:

• You are the Author of Life.


• Life, lives and people, belong to You.


• You have provided a way to intimately know and understand You.


• You want to pour out Your goodness and health on us.


• You are Truth. ...making up our own version of it brings harm...even death.

READINESS:
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Thank You for Your provision.

• Give us a stealthy vision on how to proceed.


• Ready us to reach out in the Name of Jesus Christ and with His consummate love.


• Equip us to move forward with the glorious words of life! Life in Christ!


• Grant us an eager spirit to put on the whole armor of God that You have provided for this battle.


• Open our eyes to see that YOU will win the battle, if we will go out! Thank You!


• Confirm to us that Your Word is Truth and it is Your will that we stand firm for Christ, and in His sacrificial love.

REJOICING:
Establish Your Spirit with us that we go about Your Way, rejoicing in our trials and troubles, because Jesus is coming soon.

...and in that day of His coming, may we be found faithful.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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