{"id":4785,"date":"2020-05-20T18:06:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T18:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:19:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:19:46","slug":"what-does-the-bible-say-about-being-lonely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2020\/05\/20\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-being-lonely\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Bible Say About Being Lonely?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/\/p\/helpfinder-bible-nlt\/9781496422934\">From the <em>HelpFinder Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/ManStandingSmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3440\" width=\"344\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/ManStandingSmall.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/ManStandingSmall-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In the lonely hours of the night, do you sometimes wrestle with God and your emotions, feeling desperately alone, rejected? Perhaps a best friend deserted you. Or the one you hoped to marry wants someone else. Or the one you did marry wants out. Maybe your child has turned against you, or your parents don\u2019t seem to care. Ironically, you can feel equally lonely on a crowded city street, in a busy airport, or in a stadium filled with people. Have you ever sensed the loneliness of being in a crowd? There are so many people, but no one you know or truly care about is there. Everybody is there but no one is with you\u2014truly with you\u2014except for God, who is always with you. If you develop a relationship with him, you can disperse your loneliness. He is always there for you. You never need to feel lonely when the creator of the universe is by your side.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I\u2019m lonely. What can I do?<\/strong><br> \u2022 PSALM 23:4 | Even when I walk through the darkest valley . . . you are close beside me.<br> \u2022 PSALM 139:17 | How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.<br> \u2022 ISAIAH 54:10 | \u201cFor the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/05\/Untitled-design-47-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4763\" width=\"304\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/05\/Untitled-design-47-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/05\/Untitled-design-47-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/05\/Untitled-design-47-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/05\/Untitled-design-47-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/05\/Untitled-design-47.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Recognize that you are not unlovable or deficient just because you are lonely. You have value because God made you, loves you, and promises never to leave you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 EXODUS 5:21-22 | The foremen said to them, \u201cMay the Lord judge and punish you for making us stink before Pharaoh. . . .\u201d Then Moses went back to the Lord and protested, \u201c. . . Why did you send me?\u201d<br> \u2022 1 KINGS 19:4 | He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don\u2019t give up on God when you are lonely. It will cause you to feel sorry for yourself, become discouraged, and fall prey to temptation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 1 KINGS 19:10 | \u201cI am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.\u201d<br> \u2022 MATTHEW 11:2-3 | John the Baptist, who was in prison . . . sent his disciples to ask Jesus, \u201cAre you the Messiah we\u2019ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?\u201d<br> \u2022 1 PETER 4:19 | So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/ReflectionWithSunset.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4423\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/ReflectionWithSunset.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/ReflectionWithSunset-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/ReflectionWithSunset-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/ReflectionWithSunset-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sometimes we feel alone in our stand for Christ. We can take comfort in knowing that there are others who are equally committed and that God rewards our bold commitment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 ROMANS 12:4-5 | Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ\u2019s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Be around other people. Get involved in a local church. Volunteer in local community events.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3979\" width=\"325\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/cole-hutson-62477-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 ISAIAH 41:10 | \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid, for I am with you. Don\u2019t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.\u201d<br> \u2022 JOHN 14:1 | \u201cDon\u2019t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Loneliness can cause us to be afraid. But God calms our fears.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/sites\/helpfinder\/\">Learn more about the <em>HelpFinder Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the HelpFinder Bible In the lonely hours of the night, do you sometimes wrestle with God and your emotions, feeling desperately alone, rejected? Perhaps a best friend deserted you. Or the one you hoped to marry wants someone else. Or the one you did marry wants out. 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