The headline read: “More Americans now commit suicide than are killed in car crashes as miserable economy takes its toll”. That is the most shocking headline I’ve read in a long time. It’s hard to imagine! More people kill themselves than are killed in car wrecks–that just doesn’t sound right. The study was over the decade ending in 2009. It showed that suicide was up over 15%, with more than 37,000 Americans taking their lives in 2009. And experts say,”Suicides are terribly under-counted”, so who knows what the number actually is. I suspect the figures for 2010-2012 are much higher. So it’s actually worse than the study indicates.

While the bad economy plays a role in this there are many other factors. But, I believe the root of the problem is of a spiritual nature. We have numerous agencies and organizations, and have spend millions trying to stop this epidemic, but it keeps getting worse. More people died from suicide than in the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan during that time frame! e can blame the economy and a dozen other things, but the root of the problem is spiritual. Man was not meant to live apart from God and in rebellion against God. Without a personal relationship with Christ every area of our life is affected.

We live in a day that is not unlike the days of Noah when “the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and –every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually”(Gen. 6:5). I’m no expert, but that sounds like insanity to me. Anytime a person lives without any regard for God and is continually thinking of nothing but evil something is terribly wrong.

It is sad to see so many people giving up on life–it doesn’t have to be that way. Life can be wonderful if you receive Christ as your Lord and Savior. If you are unsaved, you are not solving your problems by taking your life. You are making things much worse — worse than you know. As long as you are alive there’s a chance for you to be saved, but hell awaits every unbeliever the moment they die.

We would do almost anything to avoid a car wreck or to stay out of a war, why wouldn’t we make the same effort to stop these senseless suicides? If you know of someone who is distraught and threatening to take their life reach out to them. Tell them of Christ, in whom they can find forgiveness, eternal life, hope and heaven. Knowing Him gives you something worth living for!

Well here we go again. Here’s another example of Joel Osteen’s ignorance of the Bible. Go to this link http://www.bibleprophecyblog.com/2012/09/staying-in-his-lanejoel-osteens-gospel.html#  and read the sad story of a man given a nationwide platform to affirm what the Bible teaches and doesn’t have the guts to speak the truth.

If you wonder why I continue to point out his faults and false teachings the answer is simple. He has a following of thousands who are being deceived and led astray. And every preacher has an obligation to “earnestly contend for the faith”( Jude 3) and denounce sin wherever it is found. He might remain silent on these issues I won’t. He is wrong and his followers need to be warned. I am not going to sit back and listen to people brag about what a great pastor he is when he is doing so much damage to the cause of Christ. If you have friends who are followers of Osteen you need to warn them about the danger involved in trusting him.

Here is an interesting article. Although no one knows the future, and the experts can be wrong, the very fact that intelligent people see America’s collapse as a possibility, and some as a probability, should be cause for concern. The worst thing we can do is to believe that it can’t happen and do nothing. I don’t know if our best effort can stop our down-hill slide, but I do know we don’t stand a chance if we do nothing.Think about it!

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