Ruined financiers committing desperate acts
"The black dog of depression gnaws at these men. They see no answers," said Cass. "There is no hope. There is no way out.
In January alone, three cases surfaced. German billionaire investor Adolf Merckle, who lost a fortune in shorted Volkswagen stock, threw himself under a commuter train. Patrick Rocca, an Irish property investor who lost millions when the real estate market bottomed out, waited until his wife took their children to school before he shot himself in the head. Outside Chicago, real estate mogul Steven L. Good was found dead in his Jaguar, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound." msnbc
"There is no hope. There is no way out." Have you been there? Are you there today? This is a lie straight from hell. Don't look so surprised. People hear from hell all the time. In crisis, the voice from hell may be so strong it is the only voice you can hear. The evil one wants to steal life from you. If he doesn't get your life, he at the very least wants to cripple you. I know. I was there.
But get this. You don't have to stay crippled by the "black dog of depression". God is the God of life. He will not leave you. He will not forsake you. He will breath life into you. He will not give you more than you can bear. So, count it all joy. When you meet the "dog", cry out the name of Jesus. Keep crying out Jesus until you know that you know that Jesus is in the pit with you and the Lion on a Snowy Day.
This book was very insightful and encouraging for me at a time when I was challenged by the "black dog of depression". Jesus is the answer. Jesus is the hope. Jesus is the way out.
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars.
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I think in some cases, the reason for the depression stays, even if God is present. Example, unemployed for years, out of money, terminal illness, etc. We have to accept the reality of our situation. If it is meant to be cured, then it will. If it goes on too long, we will die because of the situation. Sometimes, we do not get another job in time, before we lose our house, and sometimes we do not survive cancer. But this is the time to draw closer to God anyhow, because he may be all we have left. We need to also accept that it is not God rejecting our prayers for help. God gives life and he takes it away. Our life is in His hands. Maybe it is our time to go and be with him. Our reward will not be based on our success in life, or overcoming an earthly problem. It will be based on our faithfulness during a testing time, when God does not give us what we want.
Thx Marianne. Thank God, suffering can bring us closer to Christ if we choose that path. What a shame for a person to suffer and not choose to grow closer to Jesus.