Suicide? Who, Me?

by

© Ellen Richardson

Kill myself? For much of my adult life I thought about it! Then, through a series of unbelievable circumstances, God gave me a different perspective. I learned – the hard way – that just as I had no say as to how I came into being, I really needed to have no say in the way or the when of my going. My life, and my death, I came to see, both ought to be left in the hands of Jesus.

That was a tough lesson to learn, especially with all the grief I saw in the world: natural disasters, family breakdown, addiction, and both mental and physical illness. Nevertheless, I’ve come to embrace that no matter how tough things get, my life is not my own to take (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

Jesus showed me a different way through experience. In 1998, I had earned an M.Div. in counselling. However, God came to teach me so much more through my new life circumstances.

Hope for the Heavy Heart: for the War-Weary and the Heaven-Bent is an encouragement book. It holds insights as to how and why to press on in the midst of deep pain. God not only healed my suicidal tendencies but taught how to live more fully than I ever had before my experience (see Romans 8:28)!

*A REVISED EDITION of this book is in the works…