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A Testimony to God's Unconditional Love |
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| I am 40 years of age and suffer from
depression. A couple of years ago, I was at an extremely
low point in my life with an end result of a major bought
with my depression. I attempted suicide by taking an
overdose of medication and then slitting my wrist. My two
children found me that afternoon when they got home from
school. They called my oldest daughter and she called
911. I was transported via ambulance to our local
hospital and placed in intensive care after being
stabilized. After my stay in intensive care, I was placed
on the psychiatric unit for follow-up care. When I was on the unit, I read my Bible like I've never done before. I also learned what it meant to literally get on my knees and pray (something I had not done before). God spoke to me in ways I could never imagine. When I asked Him for guidance, He directed me. I am a Christian and have been since the age of thirteen, but I had gotten somehow too comfortable with my relationship with God. It's amazing how God doesn't allow us to get "too" comfortable before He brings back his children. In December of 1999, my husband has getting ready to go deer hunting. He asked me to hand him his rifle and when I turned around with it, the gun discharged. Suffering from a near fatal accident, God stepped us through with His unconditional love. The gun was supposedly unloaded and the safety was on. Needless to say, I suffered through the horrific things said about me. My husband had two surgeries and still has limited use of his hand. April 2000, I went for a routine yearly exam. My doctor found "pre-cancerous" tissue among other complications and suggested a hysterectomy. The surgery brought on complications and I had to have a kidney stint placed, the removed six weeks later. One week after the stint removal I had a double breast lumpectomy (benign). IIf I had not renewed my relationship with my Lord and Savior at the time of my attempted suicide, I know most likely that the other trials placed in my life would have been more difficult to go through. Sheila |
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