A friend

[GodFlute2]

I just got off IM with a friend of mine. The only reason I'm off now is because she cut me off. She is threatening to commit suicide. She REALLY needs prayer.

 

[Ave Maria]

Oh no. I'm sorry to hear that. I'll pray for you and your friend.

 

[angel376]

i will pray for your friend

 

[Angieh]

Praying for your friend as well.

 

[Cat59]

for you, it's so difficult when people feel like this and seem to be shutting themselves away from help

Praying for your friend and also for you, as you try to help her
Praying that she will find people who can help her and guide her away from these desparate thoughts

Cat

 

[Andrea loves everyone]

always going to pray and to the other prayers!!!

 

[SavedChild]

Praying for your friend, may the Lord protect her, and keep her away from Satan and his demons who are trying to bring her down, may the Lord guide her, and prevent her from hurting herself...

Don't give up on her..



God bless

 

[crossrunner]

Praying for your friend and for wisdom for you as you deal with your freind. God bless you.

 

[GodFlute2]

Thanks. I think her as well as me can use the prayer. I did talk to her some later yesterday. She appeared to be in a better mood, but I don't know for how long. It's like she as a switch somewhere that's been greesed to much and can switch on and off and any given time. She's in a good mood one minute and in a bad mood the next. I won't give up on her. Not unles God tells me to, but then it's not giving up I don't think ....Thanks for the support and prayers.

 

[Antari]

I will definitely pray for both of you. To tell the truth, I was just like her a while back; I'd be happy one moment, then an hour later, I'd be the most depressed, upset person you'd seen in your life. I spent every night thinking about killing myself, etc. That was before I met the Lord, but now I'm much better, even after having my heart broken, my spirits have been lifted very quickly.

I will add you to my prayer list, and I pray you two are better.

Never give up, and the Lord would never ask you to. Just try to comfort your friend, don't get into arguments with her, don't disagree with her (Unless about suicide), and tell her you love her.

 

[GodFlute2]

Thanks for all the advise. I'm talking to her, sarastarfbi, now on IM. She appears to be feeling better at the moment. The prayers have helped.



God can tell people to do some things that seem strange to us. What I meant when I said, "I won't give up unless God tells me to" is as long as she's alive I'll continue to talk to her.

 

[GodFlute2]

I think I found out something about Sara. I think that me and 1 of her friends from school are the only things pluging the holes in her boat(giving her someting to live for). She's found out some bad news from a friend and thinks she can't do anything about it. I've tried to tell her to tell someone else, but she's scared. She's told me some, but I don't know as much as she does. And she won't tell me any details. I don't know what to do to help her anymore. Any help here would be, helpful.

 

[Savedsis]

You both are in my prayers......

 

[bought_with_blood]

I'd also like to offer a piece of advice, please learn this the easy way as i learnt it the hard way, and i'm still ill because of it.

You are not responsible for your friend (Sara). Infact, you are not responsible for anyone but yourself. I know that is hard to take and i know that you feel that things are just hanging on because you're still in there (plugging her boat) but i promise that you cannot do this for too long.
I had to learn a hard lesson of loving myself, which i thought was the most selfish thing i could ever do. I've been proved its not. "Do to your neighbour as you would have done to you" is not just telling you to look out for your friend, but also to look out for yourself in the same way. Do not neglect yourself or else you will be no help to any of your friends. Always put your relationship with Jesus before your ministry (helping your friend). I never used to distinguish between these things, so used to spend hours on the phone to people who needed help, and ended up so exhausted i was reading my Bible as an afterthought at the end of the day when my eyes were closing, and thought that the phone calls were the same as sitting in His presence for half an hour. Its not, and you need God as much as your friend does.
I promise that if you lift the situation up to Him, God will not only plug her boat but lay her boat in his palm and lift it up Himself. I understand that letting this weight go will seem impossible, but please give it a go. Don't even hang on to a little bit, you need to swim free. I don't mean that you should love your friend any less, but just to understand that as a human you have no power over her or her decisions. It is only God who can do that, so I pray that He's on her case right now.
If i've got the wrong end of the stick or way overstepped the mark, post up again to let me know, or your welcome to PM me, my box is always open and i'll read it. I hope things get better, i've been in your situation and i know how painful it can be to watch a friend as you have to. I pray also for peace in your heart.

Blessings,

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[GodFlute2]

Thanks bought_with_blood vbmenu_register("postmenu_10626491", true); I needed that. : - ) You too, Savedsis. : - )

 

[Izzy23]

It appears the spirit of suicide is rampant in these days. May God guide us to pray for our brothers and sisters who feel defeated. In Jesus Mighty Name. Amen.

 

[GodFlute2]

 

[GodFlute2]

My friend, Sara, really needs prayer right now. She's not doing to good. : - (

 

[labellady]

Both of you are in my thoughts and prayers.....

 

[GodFlute2]

Thank You.