Loneliness
us to draw closer to God and others.
Wikipedia describes loneliness as a subjective feeling of discomfort or distress that results from a
gap between the desired and actual quality and quantity of social connections.
Loneliness is an emotional experience that can
from person to person.
Loneliness is a state of being alone and feeling sad about it; NOT ONLY an “
,” but also a “state of mind.”
American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher Henry David Thoreau, (born in 1817) once said, “A
is a place where hundreds of people are lonely together.”
According to Vocabulary.com’s definition, we find that loneliness is
, and often caused by our own perceptions “over-riding”
.
Satan wants to
us from God and others in order to keep us from living the life He has planned for us!
Seemingly, Jacob was all alone, but God
him by reminding him of His promise to Abram (his grandpa), which carried on through his dad (Isaac), and would continue with HIM!
We can see the blessing of God’s future promises for Jacob, but the greatest blessing was God’s promise to
with and protect him.
We too must realize that when we come to what
to be the loneliest point in life, that God, Emanuel, has promised to be with us, to never leave us, and to lead and guide us in all truth.
When we’re at our
, God is always
us!
Whenever we’re feeling lonely,
reach out to God and to our brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.
Always remember that our
determines our altitude, and how we
, will determine how we treat others (and ourselves).