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FOR YOUR INSPIRATION Cast Down but Not Forsaken by Jennifer Workman “W hy, my soul, are you downcast? Why so dis- turbed within me (Psalms 43:5, NIV)?” This article is written by inspiration of the Holy Spirit and is written as a means to empower and encourage you. Whatever maybe troubling you today and causing you unrest, turmoil and pain in your heart, I want you to know that God sees you where you and he is there with you for he promised in his word that “I will never leave you nor forsake you (Hebrews 13:5, NKJV).” Today I am going to be talking briefly about suicide because it is a prevalent issue in our society and many people are being 10  HimPower August 2018 affected by it on a daily bases. Many people that we see all around us that may appear to be fine and that everything is well in their lives, are feeling like they are at their “wits end” or “at the point of no return.” But I want many people that are reading this article today to know that you don’t have to carry what you facing by your- self for Jesus states in his word “for us to cast our cares upon him for he cares for us (I Peter 5:7, NKJV).” Jesus can handle those things that we can’t for “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Psalms 46:1, KJV).” On the contrary, the devil’s agenda is “to kill, to steal and destroy lives.” And he tries to work through loneliness, depres-