Are we becoming a nation of quitters:The death culture we live in and why the thinking in support for euthanasia isn't OK and the slippery slope it is creating....

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I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God. who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20

It seems that we live in a culture that is obsessed with death. The recent suicide by the young woman who moved to Oregon which supports euthanasia for those dying from terminal diagnosis illustrates why this is a slippery slope we must never venture down. 

My opinion is that we have become a nation of quitters. When things do not go the way you thought they should go you quit. When you got the diagnosis you didn't like you try to take matters into your own hands and decide when to die. You quit. The Wisconsin father who didn't like the fact that his wife was leaving him decides to get even with her by  murdering his daughters. He quit. The Oregon mother who tossed her disabled child over a bridge into  certain death decided she didn't want to be his mother and she quit. The East coast pharmaceutical executive who decided to take her autistic son's life because she no longer wanted to be his mom decided to quit. Every day there are people who see works of these death proponents and use it to determine their own demise. They quit.

There is one missing common denominator in these tragedies. The absence of any life giving faith.  In one poll it was reported that 4 out of 10 people attended church the week before. Church has lost it's relevance in many peoples lives. http://www.gallup.com/poll/166613/four-report-attending-church-last-week.aspx

When relevance is lost then gone is the frame of reference we have to make crucial day to day decisions. If we know that we are children of God and that God lives in us in the form of his Holy Spirit is it quite possible that we well respond differently to life situations than someone who subscribes to the humanistic idea that human beings no longer have purpose when disability occurs, or when the caregiver decides to just quit? 

In my opinion throwing your child off a bridge is pure unadulterated evil and must never be tolerated. Not in this day of age when there are so many families that would welcome a child such as that. Yet, the death proponents have caused us to venture down that path precisely because Church has essentially become irrelevant and ineffectual in peoples day to day lives.

What if people believed these word in Galatians 2:20?


You have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God. who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20

What if they attended church, got involved in a caring community of people who loved them and prayed for them? What if those who killed their children saw themselves 'filled by the Holy Spirit' and worked feverishly to know God with all their heart and leaned on God to get through whatever ails them in this life. What if they saw how much God loved their children and even when they feel like quitting they have a Savior to help them carry on and helped them care for them? 

The absence of knowing God on a personal level and allowing the holy spirit to dwell within is what is causing the death proponents to push for their humanistic approach to life. As believers we must continue to share the love of Jesus with everyone we meet and be willing to share our own personal faith story to those suffering. 

The words from Galatians are a powerful reminder of God's love for all human life and why his love will give people a new frame of reference to continue on with living. Won't you consider making this verse central to your life and becoming a Galatians 2:20 Christian?