Some of you may remember getting this email from me a few years ago. I still wonder about this man's family & friends and how they have been since this tragedy struck them.
Well today as I was on my way to work an ambulance passed me. I knew it was heading for Scott & White because the Seton Williamson County hospital will not be open until Thursday. True to my daily ritual, I ran my reports then headed down to the ER for my 1st cup of coffee. That's where my day changed.
As I was fixing my coffee I heard a woman scream, not necessarily unusual in an emergency room setting. Then I found out that the ambulance that passed me was carrying a 16yr old young lady and that she had apparently committed suicide and the screaming woman was her mother.
Today, similar to two years ago, I was rocked to the core.
What could possibly be going on in the life of a 16yr old that she would resort to such a permanent solution for whatever temporary problem/issue she was facing?
Then my mind inevitably questioned....Did she have a relationship with Christ? But then...I thought, doesn't suicide equate to the unforgivable sin against oneself, against Christ? Doesn't suicide forfeit your assurance of Heaven?
I would have to answer these question as No. Jesus says in Matthew 12:31 that “every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men” except blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.
But if she was saved, how could someone who has the Spirit of God working in them get to such a level of discouragement that they would take their own life?
My mind is still swirling and it's hard to concentrate on my tasks this morning. I have prayed for this family and ask that you do the same.
