A Flash of Inspiration

Why Am I Still Here?

Life. It makes you feel alone. Unloved. Misunderstood. Weak. Useless. Everyone who feels like this wants a way out. Some go to therapy, talk to friends, take meds. But for some, there is only one way to escape the hopelessness of life.

Death.

A way out, an escape. A release from the unseeing, uncaring, unfeeling world around you. Death.

I am here to say that there is ALWAYS, yes, ALWAYS, someone who cares about it. The ultimate one of those is God. There are more,  but I'll start with God.

You may wonder how God can love you. You, the person you hate most. The person you see as a weak, miserable human being. How could He, the Lord and Maker of All, love you?

The fact is, He cannot possibly NOT love you. God IS love. He is the essence of love itself. When He looks at you, you can be sure He does not see the person you see when you look at yourself. He doesn't see the Doubter, the Lonely, the Weak; He sees... Perfection.

But how? How could He possibly see perfection when there is none? The answer is this: For God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son.

To die.

For you.

You.

Had no other human existed, and you were the only one, Jesus would still die for you. For YOU. And by spilling His innocent blood, you were saved. His blood redeems you. It makes you able to have new life.

For there is no greater love than this, that a man would give his life for his friends.

He loves you 100%, day and night, every hour, every second, no matter what. NOTHING you can do could make Him love you any more, and NOTHING you can do could make Him love you any less. You are His child, forever and ever.

God is not the only one who loves you.

My guess is that you are in a house/apartment right now, with parents, or people in their place. Maybe they fight or argue, maybe they don't give you enough attention, maybe they just can't understand what is happening in your life. That does not mean they don't love you. They provide for you and love you.

And do you have one friend? Even one?

I can't stress this enough, you cannot leave them. Leaving them hopeless, wondering what they did wrong, is extremely selfish. They could easily become so depressed that they consider suicide as well.

So, really, you could ending up killing your friend. Or friends.

If you think they couldn't or shouldn't care about you, think again. Have enough faith in them to trust their judgement in picking friends.

Maybe they can't help you. But that is NOT because they do not care, they try their best. They want to be a Hope, a Reason to live.

Please, please, don't let them think they have failed you.

If you are someone who says to yourself that after you are gone, you won't need to worry, stop. Stop. Don't be so selfish as to leave others in the dark because you won't go any further. Not can't. Won't. Dying is the only way you can't go further, except for Heaven.

If you are someone who is considering suicide, think about this. You have a God who loves you day and night, more than anyone ever could. He thinks you're to die for. You have a providing family who loves you with all they have, even if you can't see that. You have friends who would plunge into oblivion if you left. They probably have other friends than you, but if you gave up, they might too. They would forever hate them self. Would you do that to your friend? Do you honestly not care enough about them to live for them? And God has a plan for you. You WILL make a difference to someone, no matter what you think. God doesn't make mistakes. He doesnt make junk.

And you can change. I have something I call Restart. You forget, just forget, just stop thinking about, stop caring about, the bad things that have happened. Only the good things exist. Start life anew. Become a new person, whoever you want to be. Is it hard? Yes. But possible? Always.

You have a purpose, God has a plan for you, and you are never unloved. Don't give in. All it can do is hurt others. You were made for a purpose. Knock, and the door will be opened unto you. Seek, and you will find. You have a purpose, all you need to do is find it. You have reasons for life. Make the most of the time you have. Step outside your comfort zone, because the choices you make can change someone's world.

You. Are. Loved.

You.

Are.

Loved.

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Thanks to the anonymous person who gave me this idea, you know who you are. Thank you, and I hope that because of you, lives will be changed and saved.