Lonely feelings vs. lonelinessLoneliness is an obsession, not a feeling.“Finding someone” does not cure loneliness; it merely masks symptoms temporarily.Treating lonely feeling is easy and fulfilling, but it is not a long-term cure.God offers a real cure; are you brave enough to take it?God doesn’t want us to be alone.We need the strength fellowship provides (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12.That fellowship must be on His terms.The greatest loneliness is isolation from God (Psalm 42:1-3.To cure loneliness …Think future, not present.Lonely ones pick comfort over security.The rich fool (Luke 12:16-21 thought he was planning ahead; he was really just planning to “eat, drink, and be merry”.No relationship is worth putting your soul at risk (I Corinthians 15:33.Lonely ones pick encouragement over growth.“You’re okay the way you are” is not always what a lonely person needs to say.Nor is it what he/she needs to hear (Revelation 3:19.Think others, not self.Loneliness is not “my problem, your fault”.Waiting for others to fix our loneliness is selfish, prideful, and doomed to failure (Proverbs 18:1.We need to put ourselves on the other end of Matthew 20:26Trade doubts for faith.We serve a God of mountains and valleys (I Kings 20:23.Trust God means accepting His will (Philippians 4:12-13.
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