Justin Lester talks about his book Necessary Endings, born from his own battles with severe depression and suicide attempts. The book guides readers through four symbolic funerals based on Jonah's story, offering practical steps for healing from anxiety, depression, fear, and broken relationships.
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Well, hey, my name is Justin and I'm so glad you're on this page today to learn more about my book, Necessary Endings. And I hope that as you take a read of it, it'll heal you on your journey. It'll help you on your journey. And as I share with you some cuts of mine that hopefully the blood of Christ covers your cuts and covers your pain as well, let me give you just right to the point. I. I wrote this book back in 2020, the chronological journey that I had way back in 2017. I've pastored my first church and was in one of the worst moments of my ministry, one of the worst moments of my personal life, to a point where I was just really kind of done with life. I had attempted suicide twice earlier in my life. I was a cutter all of my life. I used to cut my arms as well as my legs to a point where one of the times I cut myself so deeply that I ended up in a hospital because of a suicide attempt. And over a course of time in 2017, I went to a tiny home in Vermont and one of the lowest moments, I felt just anxious and depressed and down. The spirit of the Lord said to me, he said, justin, some things need to die, but it's not you. That my life had meaning. My life has a goal. And so I wrote this book, Necessary endings back in 2017 and didn't put it out in 2020 because I was afraid of the response of others. In this work, you're going to find my journey with Jonah, where Jonah was a suicidal prophet who also wanted to give up on his life and God to give up on his. On him. You'll find four necessary endings, four funerals that I want to suggest that you have as well. And these funerals prayerfully will assist you in healing some broken areas of your life to destroy it, but then give you practical steps to grow. And then lastly, it gives you a whole chapter on some finite practical steps to take to move forward in the journey God has for you. Listen, this book was not written for academics. This book was not written to be placed in some sort of high up ivory tower for pastors and preachers. This book is for everybody, for anybody. I wrote it so that anyone could grab it where you are. So whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, insecurity, frustration, fear, anger, this book finds you where there's some things that need to die in order for you to live and you're not the one who needs to die. Some mindsets and thinking, some relationships, some things need to die and you still have life. That's what Necessary Endings is all about. I pray that it helps you. I pray that enriches you and I pray that the word that's inside of this book assists you in becoming all that God needs you to be so that you see that some things need to die and it's not you and you still have life. Take a read of it. I'd love to hear from you. I'm available and open just Shameless Plug if you want podcasts and engage with this further. I love engaging with my story. In all honesty, I'm not a perfect person. I'm a person and that person in humanity has allowed me to be honest and vulnerable and some broken areas in my life to see God do some great things too. Listen, have an amazing day. Thank you for listening to me. Look forward to hearing how this book impacted your life. Do me a favor, please leave a rating on this so that it can get out to the masses. Helps your boy out. God bless you.
