The United States is suffering from a loneliness epidemic. According to the 2018 U.S. Loneliness Index, nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling alone or left out. The same survey revealed one in five people report they rarely or never feel close to people or feel like there are people they can talk to.
If we begin to doubt the proximity of God to us, it can leave us feeling more cut off than ever before. Yet, only one person who ever walked the earth experienced forsakenness from God the Father, and that was Jesus Christ.
“Eli, Eli,lemasabachthani?”
When we experience times of loneliness, we can see it as an invitation to come before the King of glory. Our concerns, worries, fears and feelings matter to Jesus. We need not ponder our plight alone, but rest in the promise that we can bring our burdens to Him. The Bible teaches that we can cast our burdens on the Lord and He will sustain us (Psalm 55:22). We are to cast all of our anxieties onto Him because He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7).
It is very easy to look inward when we feel the ache of loneliness. There is also the temptation to get drawn into all manner of different things to distract ourselves from our feelings in these times. But there can be opportunities in seasons of loneliness that we may not experience without going through this particular trial.
Know Jesus more and give Him the praise and glory.
Spend time memorizing truth and filling your mind up with the very words of God.
Remember men and women in the Bible who experienced loneliness.
Look for opportunities to serve or bless others.
Start a gratitude journal.
He is a cross pendant.
He is engraved with a unique Number.
He will mail it out from Jerusalem.
He will be sent to your Side.
Emmanuel
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