The
Realm of Suicide
Today,
I want to discuss a topic that may be a little sensitive for some and
really hit home for others, and that topic is suicide. We are living
in an age where suicide appears to be the only option for some
individuals. We can turn on the news and hear a story of one
falling to his or her death, or by taking their life in other ways.
Each
year, about 34,000 people commit suicide. This is one death every 15
minutes. But suicide is a lot deeper than what we see on the surface.
When you ask someone the meaning of the word suicide,
they will tell you that it's the taking of one's own life. But I am
here to tell you that suicide involves so much more than that.
Did
you know that suicide occurs days, months, even years before it
actually occurs. Many of us, at some point and time in our life, have
said, “I don't want to be here,” or “I wish I could just die.”
But usually those words are spoken out of frustration during that
moment. Most people will not
contemplate the how, and when phases of suicide. Because once your
life gets back to normal and you've gotten over that trial, as many
believe they will, any thoughts of suicide that may have crept into
the mind... are now gone. For most individuals really do not want to
end their life, but as we know, there are some that do and have.
When
we talk about suicide, we're talking about a force of darkness.
Suicide is a force of darkness. We know that the enemy's main
objective is to steal, kill and destroy. He does these by any means
necessary. When we first begin to have the feeling of not being good
enough or not attractive enough or smart enough, anything on those
lines, the enemy rushes in to capitalize on those feelings. The enemy
makes us feel worst than what we already feel. It's the whispers of
the air and the seducing spirits of the night that creep in and make
those thoughts manifested well beyond our intentions and far beyond
the original thought. The original thought which may have simply been
a mere passing thought out of frustration and dealing with the issues
of life.
The
American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition defines suicide
as the act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself. The
destruction or ruin of one's own interests. One who commits
suicide.
As we
look at the above definitions, I want to take you to the other side
of suicide. Suicide is more than just the taking of ones own life. It
is also the neglecting of ones own life. What is meant by this? The
abuse of drugs, alcohol, being promiscuous, overeating, and making
unwise choices that may result in your demise. All of the above leads
to the destruction of our body and soul. These subtle actions, we can
refer to as... suicide.
As
we delve into the topic of raising one from the dead, a person might
ask, “Can we raise one that has committed suicide?” Spirit
has explained, when a person commits suicide, they have chosen to no
longer be here on this earth, in this realm, at this time. When a
person commits suicide, their soul immediately goes into a place
referred to as the outer.
The outer is the outer
realm of existence. Their existence is no longer in the realms of our
control. There is no longer the saying, on earth as it is in heaven.
For they are not in earth and they are not in heaven, but in the
outer realm of
existence. An existence that is far beyond our realm of authority.
With
that said, we place on the body sweet scents and oils; such as,
myrrh, frankincense, peppermint, rose or jasmine. This is done to ward off any evil spirits that may be hovering around the body. In addition, we smooth on olive oil on the forehead, making the sign of the cross, for the crossing.
Suicide
is not a topic of your everyday choice, as the raising of the dead is
not either. However, in this season, we will be discussing those
difficult topics. This is done to get you familiar with the other
realms outside of the physical, and to confront any and all of your superstitions.
