LONELINESS

“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
 John 14:18

The late, great Christian psychiatrist from Switzerland, Dr. Paul Tournier,
wrote that loneliness is the most devastating malady of this age.
What is loneliness?
Many confuse it with being alone, but you can be alone and not lonely.
Or, you can be around friends and be lonely.
Your loneliness does not have to overwhelm you.
After all is said and done, truly your only solace is found in Jesus.
Why? He understands.
John 1:10-11 tells us that the world neither received Him, nor knew Him.
    “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,
     the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own,
     but his own did not receive him.”
He knows all about loneliness – He experienced it Himself.
Who could be better at comforting the lonely?
“But,” you may say, “I need somebody real.”
Jesus IS real.
He is closer to you than anyone else can be or ever will be.
He knows you better than anyone else does (including yourself).
What a friend we have in Jesus!
We will never be separated from Him!
If you are lonely, spend time getting to know Him better.
“How?” you may ask.
By spending time reading His Word;
by spending time talking to Him about your concerns (in prayer);
by worshipping Him individually and especially with other believers
(as He COMMANDS us to do in Hebrews 10:24-25).
Obeying His commands can increase our friendship with the Lord.


Are you lonely?
Chances are someone you know is, too.
Look for opportunities to brighten their day.