I am so heart broken. Life is not what I expected it to be for the children in today's society. I could get on a soap box and say it is because we as parents are not doing our job. I could stand and quote scriptures and point a finger and tell everyone how wrong we are. I could say it is because we are not preaching and teach our kids the word of God! I could do all of that but it wouldn't change a poianted fact. Our children have substituted the TV for family time; the video came for encouragement; blogs for expressions; social media for counseling and Internet for friends.
I hope she doesn't mind me sharing this story because I pray it may bless someones child along the way. My daughter came to me and asked me could she talked to me. Before I continue let me put a disclaimer out, I totally shun children having facebook pages and instagrams, I can't stand video games, TV and even the internet for my kids but the reality is to function in a technology world they must be techically savy. So when my daughter showed me a group that allowed her to draw her clothing design, I said okay. Now there was so many rules, no real names, no real personal information and I must be able to read any information at all time and have access to her passwords.
I have a very open relationship with all of my children so I was not worried about what she was going to say to me because she is the one child that seems to tell me everything. I mean everything even the things I don't want to know (LOL). Parents don't get that statment twisted I am not under the impression that my children wouldn't hide something from me, because I don't care how open your child is there is always that one situation.
So she says mommy on my page where I design clothes at I meet a good pen pal and we have been friends for two years. I immediately assume it was a boy and she said noooo mommy and smile!!! Yet I saw tears in her eyes and heard the cracking in her voice. She said mommy I am really not into the Internet other than for music and downloading the books I read. So when the site closed down I didn't talk to my friend as much as I use too. Today she fell on my heart and I went out on the Internet to find her, mommy she committed suicide. I was simply broken!!!! Just broken as my baby fell into my arms full of tears and emotion feeling like if she was still witnessing to her she would be alive.
She said I knew she had problems and than she shared with me the young ladies story, due to the graphic situation I will not share but what every you can imagine probably happen. Note that the problems that these young lady had wasn't because she wasn't saved it was because she didn't have any one to show her how salvation can heal, restore and mend brokeness. It is also because so many times it is the people we trust to do the above for us that hurts us the most.
After much research that night, we found the family and reach out to them. Please pray the mother is battling cancer so the family is really going through. Please pray!
Psalm 34:17-20
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
She said mommy a lot of times I wouldn't stop talking to her unless she promise she was okay. She told me that she was getting helped that she had gotten saved.... As she continued to cry!!
As I pondered this through the night, I wondered how many other little girls and boys are using any
outlet they can to share their story and their parents have no clue the emotional turmoil they are going through. I have pondered over and over again in my head what could we have done to help this young lady.
Children are not equipped to counsel children and some adults are not either. So what do we do people? I need suggestion because this is really bothering me!!!
The bible says train up a child but what if the parents haven't been trained. The older women are to teach the younger but what if they don't know? People, friends, families and foes what are we going to do to stop our babies from killing themselves and each other?
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Looking for Christian that fear not and are ready to not be dismayed. We need to strengthen for this generation to make it and believe that God will hold us up with His Right hand!!!
