As a Christian, the act of suicide/assisted death questions the "sovereignty" of God. It is the culmination of the thought that God is helpless in the individual's life. This action questions and diminishes the omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence of a sovereign God. The act of suicide (which is an individual and very personal decision) amounts to a denial of the sovereignty of God. This act seems to me the ultimate sin as the individual has denied God for who he is and rejected God's ultimate purpose for his/her life. What recourse is there when that life comes to an end?
Times of great challenges will come in our lives. The Bible is peppered with characters like you and I, who've had times of great anxieties and fear, where they wanted their lives to end. The bible talks of prophets, powerful men of God who performed great miracles, and yet during times of disappointments in life, prayed to God to end their lives and wished their suffering would end right away. But God had a plan for them. It is as we journey through our darkest period we experience the sovereign God, if you put your trust in him. A God who is all capable in all circumstances. I would encourage you to put your trust in God, Jehovah, to see you through your situation. Read the Bible and pray. And your trust will not be misplaced.
In the Bible in 1 Peter 5:7 we read apostle Peter encouraging us to "cast all our anxieties on Christ for he cares for us" and may we draw encouragement from Psalms 121 where the author writes...
1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Lauren Daigle - Remember
he will watch over your life;
8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Lauren Daigle - Remember
