In times of overwhelming sorrow or desperation, the Bible offers comfort and hope to those struggling with thoughts of ending their life. The Psalms, such as Psalms 34:17-20, remind us that God is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Isaiah 41:10 and Exodus 14:14 assure us that God is our strength and helper in times of trouble, and Jeremiah 29:11 promises a future filled with hope and promise. Through faith in God's power and love, as expressed in Philippians 4:13, believers can find the strength to persevere and trust in His plan for their lives.
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The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.