I Samuel 31--Kings and Kingdoms week 19

Can you remember when the reality of suicide first touched your life? I remember where I was when I first had the reality of suicide touch my life. I was in 4-5 grade . . .We’ve all been touched by those who have felt those types of things; maybe you’ve even felt them yourself. But it is what we do when we have those types of feelings, when we reach the point of utter despair, that becomes incredibly important. Do we let these feelings consume and control us, or do we bring them to God in faith and trust. And in our story today we find a man who was in despair. And in the midst of his despair, he lost sight of the sovereignty and control of God, and he decided to take matters into his own hands and end his life. But we see clearly that ending his life did not allow him to get the escape he desired, and that there actually was still hope if he had held on for just a little bit longer.