05/04/2026
🚨Happy Cinco De Mayo :
Don’t Lose the Battle Within
Cinco de Mayo is not just a celebration.
It points back to a battle.
A moment when the odds looked impossible.
The enemy looked stronger.
The situation looked bigger.
But surrender was not the answer.
And that speaks louder than we think.
Because some battles are not fought on open fields.
Some battles happen in the heart.
Grief. Anger. Disappointment.
Silent pain. Faith that feels like it is bleeding.
That is the heart of my book Spiritual Su***de.
It is about what happens when life hits so hard that a person does not just lose something they love — they begin losing themselves.
Because we all know that people are still walking, still smiling, still posting, still working, still going to church… but inside, they are fighting a war nobody sees.
The Bible says in the gospel of John 10-10 :
“The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy…”
But Jesus did not stop there.
He said:
“I have come that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.”
That means the enemy may attack your peace, your faith, your hope, and your mind…
but he does not get the final word.
Cinco de Mayo reminds us that impossible-looking battles can still be won.
And Spiritual Su***de reminds us that the most dangerous defeat is not always physical.
Sometimes it is spiritual.
Sometimes it is when pain convinces you to stop believing.
When grief convinces you God is gone.
When silence convinces you prayer does not matter.
When trauma convinces you healing is impossible.
But hear this:
You are not finished because you are wounded.
You are not defeated because you are tired.
You are not faithless because you have questions.
And you are not beyond God because you are hurting.
This is bigger than a book.
This is a conversation.
Come meet Minister Eric N. Betts, author of Spiritual Su***de: Till Death Do Us Part,
and join a real discussion about real faith, real pain, real grief, real purpose, and what it means to keep living when life tries to break you.
📍 1043 N Pulaski Rd | Chicago
đź—“ Saturday, May 30th
⏰ 12 PM – 4 PM
Pull up. Bring a friend.
Because some battles are too important to fight alone.
And some conversations might be the very thing God uses to help somebody live again.