My brother took his own life

No, Im not going to kill myself or anything. I am just desperate for prayer. I met my long lost older brother Eric in 2006 and we had been close since then. He was in the Army and he had seen more negative things than he ever wanted. He came home to find his wife was with another man and he came to me for answers and advice. He told me he excepted Jesus Christ into his heart and he was going to be okay. He called me one night and I didn't answer. That was on August 13th 2008. On the night of August 14th, he had taken his own life with a gun to the head...3 weeks before my little girl was to be born. It's been almost 8 months and I still cry over him everyday. I hope he reads this. I miss you Eric. I just ask for anyone reading this to just please please ask God to give me strength. Any bible verses or chapters or even books of the Bible suggestions will help me out so much. Thank you and God Bless.

I am not sure what to say......except to let you know my heart goes out to you and that I will be praying for you and yours.......I can't imagine and in truth my mind doesn't even want to!!! I just wish I could maybe give you a hug and let you know that while time will not take all the pain away, it will help. I truly am at a loss for words.....but remember......God is there for you. The best thing I can think of is to remember your brother with love and keep your days busy with as much of the things that make you happy as you can. With a new baby, that shouldn't be sooooo hard, right?? Keep trying to find ways to smile instead of cry when you think of your brother, but always allow yourself the releif of tears too. They also help release those feelings of missing him. I am terrible at quoting the Bible.. verses etc.....but I do know that what we are handed..we can handle. With God's help!!! Pray and talk it out with others too..that does help!!! I care...and will be praying!!

God Bless

I am so sorry. There are so many casualties from war that we never really recognize. One set of verses that I hope will help comes from Psalm 34, verses 17 and 18: "The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed."

If you need someone to talk with, please write [email protected]. I'm sure my pastor would be happy to talk with you also.

Scott

Lord, Be with this sister in christ. Give her a spirit of comfort and peace. The peace that passes all understanding. Lord, be with her and the rest of the family as they each one go thru the greiving prossess in there own way. Let them reach out as they need to. Let them now that You are with them and comforting them. In Jesus Christ name I Pray Amen

Oh my Friend. I am so sorry. I know that doesnt even begin to make you feel better, but i am. My brother was in the army for 14 years. He went to iraq 2 times, and afghanistan once. He is now suffering from survivors guilt. I fear for him. I will pray that god gives you strength, and not only strenth but peace and understanding. Sometimes we want to know why,what could we have done, and so on but the truth of the matter is...its not your fault. I hope you arent blaming yourself. again, I will be praying for you and your family, I pray that the holy spirit will rain down and cover you in gods peace. In christ, (hezblesdme in alabama)

I am so sorry.. .. I will be praying for your strength.

Here is a verse that is supposed to bring comfort through a time of struggle:

2 Corinthians 4:17-18: For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that for outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

I know this is probably one of the hardest things you've ever had to deal with, but just hang in there and don't let go of your faith. God will help you through this and bring you comfort.

If you need anyone to talk to or even just a friend, you can message me. I will look for some more verses and send them to you.

Hang in there and remember that even though life gets hard to deal with there is a bigger picture that will be worth all of our struggles here.

I'm so sorry for what you are going through and you will be in my prayers!