There is HOPE (by Neah Sheets)

There is Hope by Neah Sheets on Sunday, 14 November 2010 at 01:09    

Today is TWLOHA Day. According to statistics, every 16 minutes someone loses hope and takes their own life. That's 90 people every day that didn't have to die.

 There are two events in my life that have shaped who I am today:

When I was 16 I tried to kill myself and lived.

April 22, 2010, I gave my life to a Savior whose love is stronger than death, and in Him I have life everlasting.   

I know what it's like to feel like there is no reason to keep going.

I know what it's like to go to sleep at night and pray you wont wake up.

I know what it's like to feel like you're nothing but a burden to everyone.

I know what it's like to love someone so much and have them reject you.

I know what it's like to hate yourself.

I know what it's like to not feel worthy of love.   

I am here today to tell you there is hope.

  If you feel like everyone you've ever loved has left you hanging, that the current situation you're in is just too hopeless, and the pain in your heart overwhelms every moment, DON'T GIVE UP. There is a Savior in Heaven who created you for his Glory, and he has a plan for your life that is greater than anything anyone could imagine! You may not think that he is worth living for, but he knows you were worth dying for.      I never thought I was good enough for God. I was too dirty, too messed up for him to mess with. But that's so opposite of the truth! His love is unconditional and nothing we've ever done can change how he feels about us!Your past mistakes are nothing in the shadow of the cross.   

  Before I gave everything to Jesus my life was hopeless and every day was a challenge just to keep going and make it to the next day. My heart had been broken from past relationships, and I didn't trust anyone to stick around. But since then he has brought healing to my heart, and given me joy and peace in the hardest of situations.        

  Many people think that Christians just use Jesus as a crutch to cope with things life throws at us. They are absolutely right. Jesus is my crutch. In fact He is more than that. I am a paraplegic without Him..He's not just my crutch, He's my wheelchair, I can't move without him. Don't hold tight to your pain because you feel like it's "your problem". Jesus wants to take your problems and be the solution! He loves you. He created you not just so He could be with you while you are alive here on earth, but he created you because he wants to kick it with you in heaven for FOREVER!  He is not angry with you. You are worthy. His love is strong.  

 

 "You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow. You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord's hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. NO LONGER will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah..for the Lord takes delight in you."

-Neah (WeLivePure.com)