The wife of a California megachurch pastor tragically took her own life last weekend, leaving behind her husband and five kids under the age of 6.
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Desperate depressed people do desperate depressing things. It may have been what seem to a soul in pain the last resort to end the pain. Or she may have felt like a way to get even for being neglected and/or ignored. We really don't know what was going on in her head. Only the Lord knows. Don't forget He died for her sins too, all of them! The Lotd's compassion is beyond human measure. Let's pray that her family receives good counseling and thar the children don't blame themselves for her demise. In Jesus name.
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My mother had the same, 4 live births and miscarried twins. She married and lived with a hard man who drank and gambled. She died at the age of 76. She was a nominal Christian, never went to church. My dad was an aggressive atheist. Suicide is a terrible waste of a life.
I would not be too hard on the husband. My daughter is something of a baby factory, and that is by her choice. God knows the truth. No doubt the widower is suffering. Likewise the congregation.
I would not be too hard on the husband. My daughter is something of a baby factory, and that is by her choice. God knows the truth. No doubt the widower is suffering. Likewise the congregation.
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Be careful about judging. You may end up finding out how it is possible. Then you will understand.
Some people are more inclined to depression than others. They are the serious introverts, prone to introspection. They are usually perfectionists, harder on themselves than anyone else would be. They are by nature negative. They internalise a lot so it is often not obvious that they are depressed. When things go wrong for such people, they are more likely to implode than the more outgoing types.
Some of the most influential people in history suffered depression. Charles Spurgeon comes to mind, as does Sir Winston Churchill. You think maybe Spurgeon knew God's word? Was Churchill as tough as they come? Yes to both.
Some people are more inclined to depression than others. They are the serious introverts, prone to introspection. They are usually perfectionists, harder on themselves than anyone else would be. They are by nature negative. They internalise a lot so it is often not obvious that they are depressed. When things go wrong for such people, they are more likely to implode than the more outgoing types.
Some of the most influential people in history suffered depression. Charles Spurgeon comes to mind, as does Sir Winston Churchill. You think maybe Spurgeon knew God's word? Was Churchill as tough as they come? Yes to both.
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Being pastor wife on a mega church will be lot of pressures no private life anymore + 5 kids under 6 for 28 years mom is not easy. Normal person will depress face that situation.
Some people in poor country think poor make depress but some rich people depress too.
That is life on earth we can expect nothing good
Some people in poor country think poor make depress but some rich people depress too.
That is life on earth we can expect nothing good
Many Christians get depressed. In her case as I said early --most likely it was postpartum depression--sometimes depression is chemical and sometimes it is situational. You can easily find many stories in the bible of great men of God who became depressed. Moses, Elijah, Hannah, Solomon, David, Job, just to name a few.
Depression is part and parcel of life--when it becomes extremely dark, it is like falling down a well--the person will need outside help and of course prayer to get out of it.
"For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life."--2 Corinthians 1:8
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Don't bother with sympathy. She had an implant. It stopped her getting pregnant, She had it surgically inserted and then decided to get it removed. Why? So she could get sympathy? No! So she could have more kids! Believe it or not, some women actually enjoy being a mother. I realise that it is no longer fashionable, but my daughter is well able to cope and well able to choose for herself. I don't know what her husband had to say about it. Not much, I suspect.
Again we don't know what goes on behind closed doors and we don't know if she wasn't pressured by her husband to remove the birth control device.
I'm not saying he did I'm just saying we don't know that he didn't.
It's probably a much more nuanced problem
Also there are denominations of Christianity that basically think women should just shut up and keep cranking out babies.
Before anyone's straw man's me I'm not saying all Christians think that way but some of them do
I'm not saying he did I'm just saying we don't know that he didn't.
It's probably a much more nuanced problem
Also there are denominations of Christianity that basically think women should just shut up and keep cranking out babies.
Before anyone's straw man's me I'm not saying all Christians think that way but some of them do
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