Are You Lonely?
Good Morning,
Please remember Norma Johnson in your prayers as she is finally home and needing the church family to help out. If you could send a meal or help clean her house or something, please call Barb Beach and she'll help coordinate with you. Norma has been a stead fast giver when our church family has had a need. Amy and I hope you'll help out.
It's Valentine's Day and for many it's a very hard day. I thought about sharing stories about my beautiful wife and how she is the rock in my life. But for many this is a lonely day. So I hope I can encourage those who are feeling lonely today. In the first chapters of Genesis we read, 'And God saw that it was good.' The first reference to something being 'not good' was when God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone...' (Genesis 2:18 NIV) Adam was enjoying a great relationship with God, but because he didn't have a human companion, God said it wasn't a good thing. God designed you with two voids. One is a void only He Himself can fill. The other is a void only the right people can fill. And you can't fill either void with things like jobs, houses, cars or money. You say, 'What should I do?' (1) Keep your eyes open Today one in five relationships begins on the Internet. But there's a built-in danger there; you can be anybody you want to be on the internet, yet not be known and loved for the person you really are. Furthermore, loneliness can blind you to your own true needs and another person's lack of character. (2) Pray about it When Eliezer, Abraham's servant, was sent to find a wife for Isaac he prayed, 'O Lord...give me success today...' (Genesis 24:42 NIV) And God did. Isaac and Rebekah became one of the great love stories of the Bible. (3) Reach out to others That may mean taking down the wall you've been hiding behind and building a bridge. The Bible says, 'Do not be interested only in your own life...be interested in...others.' (Philippians 2:4 NCV) There are no perfect relationships, or risk-free ones. It's in finding an unmet need and pouring yourself into it that you conquer loneliness and discover a new joy in living. You may ask how do you know that? Because I lived the life of loneliness until I went out of my way to help others. It was after that, that God opened the door to relationship...you are loved!
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