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Lonely. It is the saddest of words. One can feel lonely in the middle of a crowd. It can be at a party. At church. At the mall. At home.
Lonely often speaks to you….
“You are not enough.”
“Why can’t you fit in.”
“No one ever likes you.”
“What is wrong with you.”
The voice of lonely can almost sound like truth. ALMOST. But if you listen closely, you will hear truth. You hear the voice of the One, Who created you for connection, reminding you that you are His friend.
Lonely is about connection. Connecting in a way that is deeper, soul bared to soul. Vulnerability. Transparency. Exposed.
The world would have us convinced that it is having bajillions of Facebook friends & likes.
Loneliness has dissipated for me at those times when I have stayed connected to Him & permitted Him to nurture the outside relationships for me. It is then that I have found the most meaningful of friendships, the ones that last a lifetime.
This morning I realized it is because of this truth….”God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing.” (Psalm 68: 6 NIV).
Then I am lonely no more.
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such a beautiful way to end your write today – “lonely no more!”
have a great weekend!
It’s so true…when we come to him first we can leave loneliness in his hands and allow him to nurture our outside relationships. Great thoughts this morning!
Yes, deep friendship with the Lord makes all the difference. Beautifully written!
It is so wonderful to know that I am not the only one who feels lonely even in the midst of my family and friends. For a long time i have felt like an outsider in my family and once I gave my life to God, I finally felt like I belonged, like I had a purpose and all was right with the world…and then I got divorced and found myself alone once agiain trying to raise my two children under my parents roof and butting heads with who the parent really is. Now living on our own and finding out that I can’t just be a full time student and full time parent with little income and not having enough to pay bills; in a since I hit rock bottom needing government assistance and not liking it, but knowing I needed the help to feed my children. I had to withdraw from college and look for full time employment. At my worst I felt alone and depressed not really wanting or even having the stregnth to get out of bed; if it wasn’t for my children I don’t think I would have moved at all. I’ve been lonely even during the wonderful times spending time with my mom and my sister, I’ve felt like I had nothing to talk about and talking about finances made me want to vomit. So now, i am looking at my acceptance letter and saying thank you God for watching over me and never letting me go. I am so excited about this new job, I am not out of the woods yet I still have new bills that have added up to more than i could ever pay within my next two paychecks, but I am sure that i will be able to pay everyone back, but at least i will be on my way of paying back.
Angelica –
Before replying to your comment, I prayed for you & for the days ahead. May God bless you as you seek to move ahead in making a life for you & your children. It is not an easy road but know that He will never leave you nor the kids. I also pray that He will bring friendships into your life that will be meaningful & encouraging to you! So glad that you stopped by!
Blessings,
Joanne
Dear Joanne
Yes, He longs to adopt every lonely person into His family if they would just allow Him.
Luv XX
Mia