Tag: soul needs

I feel so lonely

proverbs31v25:

Loneliness, at its root, is a spiritual issue. And I know that sounds weird. Mostly, we think of loneliness as not having enough friends, too much time spent alone or being single. But, we don’t need to merely hang out with more friends. We don’t need to merely learn how to speak love languages. We need help. We need a saviour. We need an advocate whose name is Christ Jesus. And our heart cry should not merely be, ‘I do bad things because I’m lonely, so someone come keep me company, make me feel better.’ Our deep heart cry should be, ‘I’m lonely because I’m a sinner in a dark and fallen world. God help me.’

We can say with Romans 8:28, that God uses all things for the good of those who love him, even our loneliness. Because our loneliness leads us to our deepest spiritual need, who is Christ. And we can also say with 1 John 3:20, that even when we feel condemned, God is greater than our hearts, and that loneliness cannot separate us from the love of God. We have a solution to our spiritual problem, and if we will submit to the Lord and accept his solution for our deepest spiritual problem, the atoning work of Christ on the cross, God can attack loneliness at its root and overcome the pain of separation in our lives that leads to separation from him, which leads to separation from other people.

On another note though, dealing with loneliness becomes much easier when you realise you are not alone. The Lord says he will ‘never leave you, nor forsake you.’ Not only has God given us His Spirit, but He has also given us a family. As Christians, we are all a part of the Body of Christ. But don’t let these feelings of loneliness Sometimes the feeling of loneliness cause you to forget just how valuable you are to God and that He loves you unconditionally. You are His workmanship, designed by the creator of all, for a great purpose.

Just to finish, and I know this will sound craaazy but have you ever thought about coming to God and offering it to him as a gift in worship? In saying, ‘I’ve tried everything to fix it, and I can’t. I’ve tried filling it with the world. I’ve tried filling it with people. I’ve tried seeking you. I don’t know what to do with it. So I’m just going to offer it up to you. Can you take this ugly thing and make it something beautiful?’ Because he will. He makes beauty from ashes. 

cassielovesjesus:

I think it’s rather silly that we choose to be troubled instead of handing our troubles over to God. He can do a lot more with them than we can. But as humans, I guess we just have this unexplainable desire to hold onto things that hurt us. Maybe it is because we are afraid there will be nothing left to hold onto, but in all reality God is patiently waiting for us to let go and grab His hand instead.

spiritualinspiration:

Our God is so loving, so merciful, so faithful. Even when we become too discouraged to believe, God does not forget what He promised. Maybe you feel discouraged today. Maybe your life hasn’t turned out the way you had hoped. Maybe you prayed, believed and worked hard, and it didn’t work out. Now you’re thinking, “Hey, I’m never going to be happy again. I’ll never be married. I’ll never accomplish my dreams.”

Remember today, not only does God remember you, He remembers the promise He placed within you. He knows what He’s destined you to do. You may have already said, “Forget it; it’s never going to happen.” The good news is that you don’t have the final say. God has the final say, and He says, “What I started in your life, I’m going to finish.” That dream you gave up on, God didn’t give up on. He remembers you, and He is with you, leading you and guiding you to the place of victory.

Now, if you give Him an inch, He will take an ell.

“Make no mistake,” He says, “if you let me, I will make you perfect. The moment you put yourself in My hands, that is what you are in for. Nothing less, or other, than that. You have free will, and if you choose, you can push Me away.

But if you do not push Me away, understand that I am going to see this job through. Whatever suffering it may cost you in your earthly life, whatever inconceivable purification it may cost you after death, whatever it costs Me, I will never rest, nor let you rest, until you are literally perfect.

Until my Father can say without reservation that He is well pleased with you, as He said He was well pleased with me. This I can do and will do. But I will not do anything less.

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