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| TOO LONELY TO COPE! Loneliness is one of the most common problem today. Whether married or single, rich or poor, a teenager, mid-aged or senior citizen, loneliness can strike. There is a basic human need for companionship, for a sympathetic ear, for reassurance, for hearing expressings of love , for touching and being touched. Loneliness weakens the spirit. It consumes strength and dims inner flame. It can tempt a person to wallow in self-pity, to descend into a kind of gloomy rapture, depressed and paralyzed. Loneliness is a state of mind, an affliction of the soul rather than an external condition. Resisting loneliness is more than just "keeping busy", by doing a lot of different activities that there is no time to reflect on your lonely state. It's about going out and meeting people, making contacts, learning to survive in a social context. It means living dreams, not at some future time when you are involved in a relationship, but NOW. There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. You can be alone, but are satisfiedand content. On the other hand, you can be in a crowd and feel totally miserable and alone. Loneliness is born from an unfulfilled life, an unshared life. It is a life that is not being developed. It is an incomplete life that stops short of what it is intended to do. Effects Of Loneliness Lonely people are looking for intimacy and fulfillment, directions and meaning. Unfortunately, when people are overcome by loneliness, they often fill their loneliness with choices and activities that do not bring positive results. How you handle loneliness will determine whether you lead a godly life or not. 1. Loneliness can lead to immoral relationships. Since intimacy with another is an attempt to dispel loneliness, lonely people will involve themselves in immoral relationships. However, all the physical contact in the world will not fill any empty, lonely heart. It may satisfy for a brief season, but the problem remains. 2. Loneliness can impact finances. Often lonely people go on shopping sprees thinking that purchasing certain items will give an emotional lift. It may, but it can also put an unnecessary dent in finances. |
| 3. Loneliness can damage self-esteem. This is perhaps the greatest danger in dealing with loneliness. Loneliness causes a person to question their worth to God and others. 4. Loneliness can produce physical problems and even lead to suicide. Our bodies and emotions are intertwined. Excessive sieges of loneliness can create physical problems. Managing Loneliness 1. Develop an intimate personal relationship with God. He understands. He knows. Trust Him to hear your deepest needs and deal with them mercifully. (Psalm 139:1-4) 2. Engage in a hobby to explore your creativity. 3. Develop new Godly friendships 4. Set realistic, attainable and measurable goals for yourself. Plain a vacation, or a special outing just for you. 5. Contact an old friend or long lost relative. Renew those relationships with the grace and praises of God on 6.Join a fitness club and exercise your body. A trim body and an alert mind go a long way in defeating loneliness. 7.Read your Bible everyday, Also read a good book, inspirational and self help books are good. 8.Get some sleep and rest. If you are resting in Jesus, even sleeping alone can be rewarding. 9.Ask God for patience, grace and steadfastness and endurance to overcome your problems. The answer to loneliness is not constant human companionship, as it is being in a continual intimate personal relationship with God. As you draw close to God, this relationship will cause you to experience the fullness of God's love and peace. God said that he would provide for all your needs according to His glory and riches that he has for you. Loneliness does not have to be feared or even avoided. God can use such times to bring us closer to Him, to make us truly understand that we are complete in Christ. It is a time to listen to Him, wait on Him, and rest in His sufficiency. Mathew 5:6-7, Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Satisfy your thirsts and desires through Him. As you fast, pray, read God's word and meditate upon him, your soul will be satisfied. This will take your focus off yourself and put your focus on God and his kingdom work. With a life that is fulfilled in HIm, you will find no place for loneliness. You will be able to say, "Lord, in you time, provide. |
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