Fear of Being Alone

JOHN 13
34 (Jesus said,) ”A new command I give you: Love one another.”

1 JOHN 4
18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear …

1 CORINTHIANS 12
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. … 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” … 24 But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. … 31 And yet I will show you the most excellent way.

1 CORINTHIANS 13
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. … 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. … 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

what happens when our fear actually produces the loneliness we fear?

To defeat loneliness in my life, …
1. I am committing to reaching out to a church friend this week (phone call or face chat).

2 . I’ll try something different: digital connection, zoom meeting, write a note, send a card, outdoor meeting, etc.

3 . I’m really stuck! I need help making a connection.

4 . I’m doing great; how can I help someone else?