He Is There – letting go of loneliness

When I'm lonely, I sing. I can remember as a young girl walking home from school singing my way down the curvy, wooded, suburban roads of Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The sound of my voice and the story the song told, would be my companion along the lonely journey home. Now, as I am older I still find myself singing when I'm felling lonely, but my song is from a different place. A calling out to Jesus for His companionship.

Loneliness can walk with you through your day, even when you are surrounded by people. It's a feeling in the heart that separates you from those around you. It almost becomes automatic when associated with certain times of the day. For instance, just after your kids leave for school in the morning or at night when the house is silent, loneliness may set in automatically. Maybe, it's not about a certain time of the day – it's all day and night. Whether single, widowed, or feeling unloved; you are just lonely for companionship. Trapped in this alone feeling is a silent killer of our joy and happiness.

Are you trapped in loneliness?

In a relationship with God there are times when we feel very close to Him and times we don't. I find that the times in my life when I felt more lonely, I was not as close to God. As I grow in my own relationship with Jesus, I have realized that He fills the lonely feeling in my heart. The key is to keep close to Him. Scripture says in James 4:8, "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." This means you have to seek Him. Sometimes we push God away when we feel lonely. Then we feel abandoned by Him, when all along we were the culprit of our own emptiness. We then try to fill the loneliness with all kind of things that just can't ever get us past the void. The void that only Jesus can fill. What do you fill your loneliness with – food, shopping, boyfriends, television, or books?

Let go of filling your loneliness with meaningless things. God is waiting for you to let him come near and love you. The more you seek God, the more you will fall in love with Him. In return, He is your companion; the one who fills you with a purpose and joy. The loneliness just fades away as you begin to realize He is with you always.

In the morning – He is there!

In the stillness of the night – He is there!

Talk to Him. Open your Bible and read what He has to say to you. Sing to Him with the joy that's in your heart. This week read and meditate on Psalm 139. As you read you will see the depths of His love for you and that He is with you day and night. Let go of the trap of loneliness and be free in the love of Christ.

 Lord , You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away. You observe my travels and my rest; You are aware of all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, Lord . You have encircled me; You have placed Your hand on me.

~ Psalm 139:1-5 (HCSB)

"Dear Jesus, thank you for being my companion. I let go of my deep feelings of loneliness to you and will let you fill my heart with your love. I sing for joy in the company of your love."

 © Carol Outhous Jones 2014