The Truth about Mental Health: Suicidality

ILMS9 - The Truth about Mental Health: Suicidality Suicide Prevention Hotline - https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/   Special guests: Brandon Hamilton, student, hiphop artist; Joshua Mertz, teacher   Podcast Outline Brandon's Song The Ocean of Social Media Body Image   John 10:10   Making faith your own   Just be the friend – be there for one person   One Last Breath on YouTube - https://youtu.be/KEV9ZPqKWqw   Koinonia groups Sources of Strength - https://sourcesofstrength.org/     Brandon's Lyrics –One Last Breath Have you ever been so off track That every breath you wish was your last Wished you could put on a plastic mask that could change the fact that your past Is hurting your present self so bad that you never laugh Unless you're in the presence of people so they don't always have to ask   If you're okay or why your face is red and your eyes always look sad You can't be mad cause they care but you hate explaining it drags You back to the place you don't wanna go anymore because of it leading to All of the puddles of blood that you made on the floor from the lines on your wrist when you slashed   Do you live in darkness? Heart ripped up from hardships? Shadows creeping up closer every day and you're the target True love lost makes you jump off the edge into this dark cliff Or you're not cute enough you bruise and cut until your wrist is hard skin   Whatever the situation is please take a second and listen You're way too special to visit The grave and let your life quicken There's so much beauty in and out. Don't shake your head like there isn't Open your eyes and take my hand and maybe let it this vision   You and I may not know each other but both have been through some pain I knew the ruthless game That Lucifer played  Doubt grew into my brain Hate and jealousy had preyed especially like flu in veins I was truly a fool to blame  The Christ of whom for you was slain   What I'm saying ain't fake I relate because I've been grey Not so great and my brain was raging with hate and making me crazed Each day I was in pain and afraid I would waste away This is what I would say until I learned I was saved   I'm getting sick of fighting for what I want. There's no more defense I'm tired of the well-deserved punishments that the lord has sent I miss just being bored to death It's better than getting more depressed  Cause everything's been crashing around me. My life's been torn to shreds   More than less It's sorta been A glorious mess No more respect  I'm lying on the ground, Satan's above me and his sword descends It's way too heavy for my chest I'm forcing breaths Record and send Ev-er-y error that I have made, make the Internet full, I'm a royal pest   I'm used to saying "Jesus Christ" to curse I need to see your light in church But I am hurt, this fire burns You need to redefine the terms Instead of bleeding, crying, worse Turn it to healing, smiling. Work  me into a teen disciple on earth That would preach your life and serve    I thought then the dark storm clouds had their way with me Patiently waiting ain't saving so I went and prayed on my scraped up knees It's amazing, he came to me majorly changing the way I see Hate has a cage up here while his grace took my heart and makes it beat   Back when I was saddened feeling hopeless I figured out I should open my ears to the biggest mouth That spoke and it made me lift my frown I'm bigger now With Him I'm proud Im gifted, how? He's given to me all his scriptures Delivered his gifts no doubt I've forbidden the sin and don't sit and pout   From god our creator He gave us his son the savior  Today is the day we made up our brains and prayed for our haters Get away from thangs that negate you to raise up to praise our maker He's what let me feel like a giant when ripped like a piece of paper   Happiness is magic when you haven't had it! No adjectives Can describe just how vast all this passion is cause he grabbed our sins Took it with him, extracted it, threw it at Satan's advocates  Our Lord isn't your average patient weak little pacifist    Even in your darkest time It's hard defining dark from light To spark the fire starts inside With knowing you're never too far from Christ Our martyr tried with his hardest might He fought and died for all our lives But still lives inside your heart and mine So you aren't confined insular in this darkest of fights   Suicide Prevention Hotline - https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/     Connect with Brandon on social media - Snapchat: @tranzlucentmc Instagrams: TranzlucentEmcee                      Tranzlucent_and_Strix