Every year one million people commit suicide in the world
That's one death every forty seconds
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for those age between 15 and 24 years old
Suicide rates have increased sixty percent in the last 45 years
the suicidal person feels like they have no meaning
No purpose and no future
You know sometimes where you feel like
You hide your pain pretty well
so is the person sitting next to you
You don't know what power we have
To actually be a light into someone's life
Through this experience, God has revealed a few things to me
And the first thing is when God presses on your heart to do something
Stop, listen, and act
God gives us an opportunity to reach out. And be a light in a dark place
Here is a powerful story of how one night God tapped me on the shoulder and said
Hey, go up to that person and ask how are they doing?
and if they're okay
And don't believe them when they say "I'm fine"
I had enough
I saw no reason for living
I had no purpose in life anymore
I remember it was cold night
I just wanted to get away
away from everything
Away from my parents, away from feeling out of place
I know I shouldn't have, but I hitchhiked
The man just kept driving. He ended up just dropping me off at a church
a man was speaking at the church
He talked about how no one understood what he was going through
And that's how I felt
After church, I was sitting alone, as a person walked by
my heart sank
It was Nick, he came back and talked to me
Nick listened, listened to my hurt
Listened to my frustrations
I didn't feel alone anymore
Don't ignore His voice
Don't ignore that little idea that pressed upon your heart
And don't brush it off as if it's just a silly idea
I think of what have happened if I actually didn't stop and I just ignored it
I was tired
I was preaching all day
It was cold in the outside
I wanted to go home
I was hungry
But I'm thanking God today that I stopped
Make sure that you stop
Music "And His glory appears like the light from the sun...
Age to age He shines oh oh look to the skies hear the angels cry..."
We have a calling as a ministry
to come alongside the next generation
and encourage them to be passionately inspired
to stand their ground as ambassadors of Christ
Help us pass along the torch to the next generation.