Loneliness is a state of feeling cut off

Loneliness is a state of feeling cut off from and longing for others, due to lack of contact (physically, emotionally, etc. ) with people (whether acquaintances, friends, or loved ones). Loneliness is not to be confused with solitude (where a person may appreciate the time to think and reflect without distraction). It is the state of being alone in solitary isolation. It means the forlornness i. e. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned. It may also be the state of loneliness i. e. a disposition toward being alone. Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. (Dag Hammarskjold) • Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole. (Vicki Baum) • People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. (Joseph F. Newton) • The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his

Will God abandon me during my difficult times ? Psalm 9: 10 (NASB) And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. • KNOW (Yada) - to perceive and see, find out and discern; distinguish; to know by experience; to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess. • TRUST (Batah – hebrew) 1) to have confidence, be confident; 2) to be bold; 3) to be secure. To confide in any one, to set one’s hope and confidence upon any one. Psalm 27: 10 (Hebrew Names Bible) - When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take me up. • FORSAKE (Azab) – to loosen bands, and to let go a beast from its bonds. It is applied to a servant (slave) set free. In Israel from old the expression: “Azur Ve’Azuv” – SHUT UP AND SET FREE. To restore, repair. To renounce (a way of life). (Gesenius Lexicon). Exodus 23: 5 (NASB) If you see the donkey (ASS) of one who hates

WHAT THE NT APOSTLES SAID ABOUT CONQUERING LONELINESS • John 14: 15 -16 - “If you love Me, keep My (NKJV) 16 commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He 5 will give you another elper, that He may abide with H you forever. • 5 Comforter, (Gr. Parakletos) “One called alongside” especially in secular Greek it was of one called to help another in court. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.

Persistent sin will cause us to be lonely

PROMISE FROM GOD Hebrews 13: 5 (ESV) Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you. ”