Isaiah 43:1-2; 45:3; 46:3-4; 49:1
Everyone in the world experiences some kind of loneliness at some point in his life.
If we can learn how to handle the loneliness and respond to it in a healthy way, we can offer it as a gift to our heavenly Father. There are different categories of loneliness:
1. Loneliness caused by isolating ourselves.
2. Loneliness caused by circumstances beyond our control.
3. Loneliness caused by spiritual or psychological isolation.
4. Loneliness caused by society. We live in such a fast-paced, technological world that everyone has been reduced to a number.
When you are pulled over by a police officer, he calls in your driver’s license number. When you charge a new pair of shoes at the mall, it’s the number off your credit card the store wants.
We can feel as though we are living in a very impersonal world where no one really cares who we are. Guess what? God cares about you more than you can imagine. We are reminded in Isaiah that he knows your name and that he calls you by name!
Find comfort in knowing that you serve an extremely personal God in an extremely impersonal society.
5. Loneliness caused by a particular path we have chosen or a specific decision we have made.
When we take a stand for purity or morality, we often feel lonely because we have decided to go against what the majority believes.
We expect to get a negative reaction from the world. After all, they don’t share our conscience. But what really hurts is when we are ridiculed by one another. Sometimes people in the church will criticize each other for taking a stand.
Instead of causing dissension, we need to be holding each other up, supporting one another, and affirming those around us. (Flip back to Flip back to September 11 for an example of what the body of Christ should look like.)
Our Lord felt this kind of loneliness in the Garden of Gethsemane. While three of his disciples stayed behind, Jesus went farther physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Only he could communicate with God at this particular point in his life. There comes a time in all of our lives when we must choose to go further spiritually than those around us. After all, you alone will answer to God about your spiritual depth. This type of loneliness is essential in a growing Christian’s life.
Purses the loneliness that leads to spiritual growth and development. Be Okay being lonely when it comes to standing 🧍♀️ for Holiness and Righteousness. Go forward in your spiritual walk even if it means you are the Only One Standing. Don’t fail God for He is counting on you.
Shalom.