This Just Doesn't Make Sense

COMMENTS

There are things that happen in this world that just don’t make sense.

NOTES

It happened yesterday.  The text and then the phone call.  A young man that I met in recent months tried to end his life.  He’s a fine, Christian young man.  A good friend to his friends.  Nice-looking.  Smart.  Kind.

The obvious question that we all ask is “why?”  I don’t know him well, and I have no idea what’s going on in his life that prompted him to try such a drastic measure.  Even if I knew, I wouldn’t say here—that’s private.  I do know, however, that, unfortunately, I hear news like this way too often these days. 

Being a teenager is tough.  I remember it all too well.  As I’ve mentioned before, I was bullied, insecure, and felt worthless.  Being young and inexperienced, I believed the lie.  Tragically, most young people believe the lies Satan tells them, often using other people who are also young and inexperienced.

The TRUTH needs to be emphasized over and over and over to these young people—actually, to “young people” of every age who feel less valuable than they are.  What is the truth?  It’s that God’s opinion is the only one that matters!  Why is it so easy for me to believe a lie I tell myself or that another human being tells me instead of a truth that God tells me?  Does having “skin” make a statement more valid?  I’d think that being too big for skin would make what’s said more important and more believable.

What does God say to this young man and to all of us?  He says:  “You are significant.  You are beautiful.  You are accepted.  You are secure.  You are loved.  You have incredible value.  You are worth everything I sacrificed.”  Then He adds, “Don’t believe the evil that is said to or about you by anyone!”

We were never promised that this life would be easy, but He did promise that He will be with us every step of the way.  He gives each of us a purpose.  YOU have a purpose, and this world will not be what it should be without you.  Don’t deprive the world of the gift of you.

That’s the truth.  Now, go out there and share it.