Student Choice 4: 1 Peter

Student Choice 4: 1 Peter 1:1-9; 2:12, 15, 20-25; 3:11-16; 4:12-19

I have met people or knew people from friends and family who had tried to end their lives.  Some of them were successful and some were not.  Regardless, they obviously had given up on life.  They have lost hope in the healing and saving power of the atonement of Jesus Christ.  The scriptures hit home to me because I have thought of giving up but I chose to fight and live.  I didn’t try to kill myself but I just had a feeling of giving up and didn’t know what to do. 

Out Heavenly Father wants us to remember what Jesus did for us.  He did the ultimate sacrifice to save us from our fall.  The scripture teaches us that when we’re in difficult situations, think about what Jesus did for us.  If he didn’t do what he did, our trials will be much much heavier to bear.