I Am Thinking of Suicide!!
I Am Thinking of Suicide!!
Question
Although I am 24 years old, I am thinking of suicide. I am also suffering from a guilt complex. What is your advice?
Answer
It is surprising that you are thinking of suicide at such a young age. No, my son, do not think of ending your own life. Let death come to you at its appointed time, after a long life, God willing. Do not seek it yourself. Rather, let it come to you, and I hope that, at that time, you will be spiritually prepared to receive eternity.
Say to yourself: I will not commit suicide. For if I commit suicide, I become a murderer of myself and meet death as a murderer. My portion in eternity would then be the portion of murderers, in hell.
Do not think that suicide will deliver you from life and its pain. Rather, it would be the beginning of another life filled with unbearable suffering, without end in time.
Suicide also indicates helplessness and despair. In this way, it is contrary to hope and faith, which are among the greatest virtues (1 Corinthians 13:13).
As for your guilt complex, its solution is repentance. If you have wronged someone, you can be reconciled with that person and correct the consequences of your wrongdoing. But your death will benefit neither that person nor yourself…
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