Lonely But Not Alone…
Job 7:19 (New International Version, ©2010)
19 Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant?
Have you ever been in a season in your life that no matter what you were doing, and who you were around you had a feeling of loneliness? Have you ever been in a place that no matter how much you prayed for that sick feeling to go away, it still had you gripped tightly? I know this is something that I have experienced. I have experienced periods in my life that no matter what was going on, I felt lonely, I felt as if, not much I was going through was understood or could be comprehended by many if anyone. I felt all alone in my state. It was during these times that most of the times, my friends and family seemed to be distant even if they were physically present, and friends seemed to call less and it seemed as if they had all decided to take a vacation at once. It is odd to stand in a room full of people and feel the emotion of loneliness engulf almost every fiber of your being.
My Grandma James use to tell us that we were never alone. As a young person, I could never grasp what she was talking about. I thought that when everyone was gone that had to equate to me being alone. But as I grew, and as I began to know and experience God, I came to understand that no matter how lonely I may have been feeling in those moments, I really was not alone. I came to know that God was there with me. I came to understand that in my most distressing times, and in my loneliest times, God had to have been there, because I never lost my mind and I never harmed myself, or anyone else for that matter. That even in my loneliness I did not give up on God or on people. That could not have been anything else but God’s presence keeping me. There were many moments of loneliness that I felt a strange comfort that I know was God allowing me to know that no matter how uncomfortable I was or how I felt He was there watching over me, and most of all loving me!
When we are going through things in our lives and we feel lonely, remember that no matter where we go, or how we feel God is present, He is there in every situation, loving us and watching over us. No matter who has left us, who has hurt us, who is there for us and who is not, God is present. He said that He would never leave us nor forsake us. His word tells us that there is no place that we can hide from him. God loves us entirely too much to leave us alone. He loves us so much that He sent His son to die for us and to redeem us and bring us back into fellowship with Him. So even in our loneliness, we are never, ever alone. God is there.
No comments:
Post a Comment