Chris Morris: God, You've Got 7 Days: A Suicidal Teen's Ultimatum — and What Happened Next
About this episode
Chris Morris shares his journey from a suicidal moment to finding faith and helping others through mental health challenges.
Episode Summary What do you do when faith alone hasn't fixed it? In this powerful, deeply honest episode of the Junk to Jewels™ Podcast, host Georgette Beck sits down with Chris Morris — ministry leader, award-winning author of three books, internationally known TEDx speaker, and founder of a mental health ministry that launched with 70 people on its very first night. Chris grew up in a home marked by fear and abuse. At 15, in the middle of a suicidal moment, he prayed a desperate prayer to a God he didn't yet believe in — and gave Him seven days to show up. What happened next changed everything. And yet, life didn't get easier. Chris wrestled with depression and suicide ideations throughout his entire adult life, ultimately reaching a crisis point in August of 2020 that landed him in a psychiatric ward. But from that dark place, he heard a whisper that turned everything around: "Chris, I still love you." Today, Chris brings together theology, neuroscience, and real talk to help the church become a safer place for the hurting. In this episode, he and Georgette talk openly about: His childhood in an abusive home — and the mom who had the courage to break the cycle The "7-day…
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