Crisis Situations

	Suicide

	I've just been diagnosed with an incurable disease. Can you give me a reason not to kill myself?
	Billy Graham writes, "The greatest burden you could ever place on your family would be for you to take your own life. Their confusion, hurt and guilt would be almost endless (no matter what you told them) ..." Read Billy Graham's answer

	I've lived a full life. Is it wrong to want to die and go to heaven?
	Billy Graham writes, "It isn't wrong for you to yearn for heaven—for heaven is your true home. ... At the same time, as long as we are on this earth, God has a purpose for us." Read Billy Graham's answer

	Finding Jesus
	Jesus Turned My Life Around
	Once mired in drugs and alcohol, Jennifer Ogilvie accepted Christ at the 2001 Billy Graham Crusade in Fresno, Calif., and was a counselor at the April 2004 Franklin Graham Festival in Bakersfield. Read more

	I'm the only one left in my family. Sometimes I feel so lonely I even think about taking my own life.
	Billy Graham writes, "No matter how hard life has gotten, I know that with God there is hope." Read Billy Graham's answer

	Is suicide the unpardonable sin?
	Billy Graham writes, "Suicide is always a tragedy—but in itself it is not the unpardonable sin. The only sin God cannot pardon is the sin of rejecting Him." Read Billy Graham's answer

	The Love of God
	If God is a God of love, why is there so much suffering in the world? Read more

	A friend told me that suicide is the unforgivable sin and that I'll never see my husband in heaven (he was a Christian, but he took his own life). Is my friend right?
	Billy Graham writes, "I regret that your friend upset you by saying suicide is the unforgivable sin, because this is not what the Bible says. Only one sin can never be forgiven by God, and that is the sin of turning one's back on God and rejecting His offer of salvation in Christ." Read Billy Graham's answer

	Last week, I was allowed to go home from the state mental hospital, after I got depressed and tried to commit suicide. How do I know I won't slide back into this again?
	Billy Graham writes, "Don't focus on what might happen to you (but probably won't); focus instead on what God has already done in your life, and what He wants to do for you in the future." Read Billy Graham's answer

	Billy Graham's Message: "Hope in Christ" (Part 2)
	Mr. Graham explains how many people are hopeless to the point of suicide. Christ is the only way to have true hope. Dave Ramsey shares his testimony and the San Antonio Texas Crusade Choir sings the Lord's Prayer before the message. Listen online now! Play this media clip

	Last year, a friend of mine committed suicide after a long battle with mental illness. I feel so guilty, because I should have seen the signs of what was happening and tried to help him but I didn't.
	Billy Graham writes, "God knows your situation but He still loves you, and He wants you to give this burden to Him." Read Billy Graham's answer