Feeling alone

“and it's that disconnectedness that so often becomes something that causes us to become very self-depreciating and causes us to feel the isolation. David, I mentioned him earlier in the Psalms said it this way in Psalm 102 verse 6, I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places. I lie awake. I am like a lonely sparrow on a housetop. I'm like that one”

“it's because of what Christ has done that we can have a relationship with God and that we can know that we are never, never, never alone. So I don't know what you're facing today, but I want you to know there's one, one who is with you and one who loves you. You may today be feeling forgotten, ignored, misunderstood, overwhelmed, but I'm here to tell you today, feel lonely, but you're never alone.”

“your loving kindness has welcomed me. Though I'm unworthy of majesty, you wrap the lonely in royalty. and I will lay my crowns down at your feet.”

“and you guys may do it here. I'm not absolutely sure how this translates campus to campus. But we have a group of deacons who every Wednesday night take some of the meals that we prepare on the Augusta campus and take them to shut-ins in our community every week all over the county and I just love the fact that they go and knock on the door and they become a friendly face and a gift that can be given and we do this in a lot of different ways it doesn't just have to be that but I'm saying that to say if you know somebody who's lonely look for a care point and meet a”

“all of these things can happen to us so what did paul do what do we need to do when we're lonely number one you need to connect with god's church i'm not talking about the building i'm not talking about programs I'm not talking about activities who is the church we are the church so when I say connect with God's church I'm talking about people we need to connect with God's people”

“everywhere I'm seeing everywhere around me over and over this message. We are living in a lonely world. People are lonely. People are desperate. And loneliness is one of the defining struggles of our generation. Reports have shown that as many as one in five Americans experiences loneliness on a daily basis. The US Surgeon General two years ago reported that half of US adults are experiencing measurable loneliness and chronic social isolation.”

“wrong with you, with all that's wrong with others, with all the suspicions, and your mind just runs away. One of the greatest imaginations that comes when you're lonely is the whisper of Satan's voice saying, "If you feel alone, you are alone." But I'm here to tell you today, if you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and God as your heavenly father, you are never alone.”

“when life is bringing disappointment, When future is unsure, we struggle with those issues that can lead to loneliness. But now let's go to the last question, and the one that I'm most eager to get us to, and that is, what should I do when I feel lonely? What should I do when I feel lonely? It's not a sin to feel lonely. Loneliness comes and happens to us, but what should I do? And here's something great. While the Bible is an incredible book of precepts, literal instructions, standards,”

“loneliness. It's the second thing that causes loneliness. And it's not only life circumstances, but changing seasons. I'm talking about the actual seasons of life. How many seasons of the year do we have? Four great opportunities to get lonely. Did you know that? Right now, we're turning the page from summer back into school structure and schedules and all of that. And some of you are already feeling that lonely sense of I've got to let go of all this freedom and this lack of structure. And there's a sense of I wish we could have done more. I wish I”

“we're talking about. What is loneliness? What is loneliness? Well, let me quickly say that loneliness is more than being alone. Loneliness is not simply solitude. Solitude is something that we all need in our lives. In fact, we try to encourage every person who's a part of the life in the church known as Warren to start their day every day with a time alone with God. We all need time to be alone, to read, to reflect, to pray. And so, solitude in and of itself is not loneliness.”

“alone. It's not just being alone or being by yourself. You can be alone in the state of your body, but loneliness is a state of mind and of heart. Actually being alone is a good thing. We all need to have some time alone. We all need to have places and moments of solitude. Solitude is a spiritual discipline that every Christian needs to cultivate. Jesus was frequently alone when he would go out and pray early in the morning or late at night. And we”

“You can be in solitude, you can be alone, and not be lonely. So, loneliness is not solitude. Something else that I want you to know is that loneliness is not a sin. It is a real, it is a raw human emotion. But just because you're lonely does not mean that you are in sin, but let me quickly say that loneliness and the vulnerability that it brings invites”

“I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone. That's what loneliness does. It takes us to a place where there's brokenness and the reality of brokenness in our lives. And the isolating impact of that can lead to experiences of loneliness in life and then loneliness is a painful reminder it's a painful reminder that we were made to be”

“is that every day, somewhere in the day, you need to have a time alone with God. A quiet time. And being in solitude is not the same thing as being lonely. You can be alone and not be lonely. And all of us need to learn what it means to take time, to develop time, to reflect, to read, to listen, to spend time with God. And so solitude is an important part of a spiritual discipline,”

“to me carefully, one of Satan's greatest lies is this, if you feel alone, you are alone. Not true. What is Jesus' name in the Old Testament? Emmanuel, God with us. And just because you feel alone doesn't mean that you are alone. God never abandons his people. And though you may not feel that anyone else sees you,”

“Why? in order that through him taking the abandonment that comes from our sin and separation from God, we might know the fulfillment of God's grace and peace in our lives and that through Christ, we might know that we never walk alone. I pray that you know Christ as your savior. That doesn't mean you won't ever face loneliness, but I can tell you there is a loneliness that is greater than anything else in this world. when you do not know Jesus. And if you're here today and not only”

“forsaken him, but he cried out, my God, my God, why have you forsaken me? And the father turned his back on the sun in that moment. And all of the sin of the world and all of the isolation and the abandonment of what sin had brought into the world was put upon Christ. But because Jesus experienced the abandonment of the cross, he will never abandon you in his love. And”

“And the result was a separation in their communion with God and an isolation and an awareness of themselves feeling alone. But God did not leave humanity in that condition. Though loneliness is a reality that all of humanity faces, God in his mercy and God in his grace sent his son Jesus Christ to come to restore and to recover the broken connection with God. The greatest loneliness in the world”

“isolated incidence in Scripture. If you read the book of Job, you'll find a man who was suffering and struggling with loneliness. If you read about the life of Elijah, a mighty prophet of God, who went to battle against a wicked king and queen, Ahab and Jezebel, but then one day ran away and found himself in a deserted place, and he was all alone and crying out to God. Jeremiah, the prophet, was a prophet who preached over and over, but no one listened to him,”

“Just think about the insects, the rats. I'm just telling you, it was an awful place. And Paul is writing this letter, and Paul is in that place. And Paul is more aware than at any other time in his life that he is isolated and that he is alone. And I think in this case, expressing feelings of loneliness.”

“you, I want you to know that I can stand here today and tell you the Lord will stand with you. And that's the good news of the gospel. The gospel is the good news that when all of humanity was isolated and abandoned and broken and separated from God, that God in his love sent his son Jesus Christ to become one of us, to build a new community for us”

“You are faithful and you always will be, yeah. You are faithful and you always will be. I've never walked alone. I've never been abandoned. you are my inheritance you are my strength and shield and I have confidence”

“You're strong and able. I'm lifting my head. In you I find help. You're my providence. And I've never walked alone. I've never been abandoned. You are my inheritance.”

“For all of my life, Your favor has fallen. You're my covering. I have never walked alone. I've never been abandoned. You are my inheritance.”

“You're my providence And I have never walked alone I've never been abandoned You are my inheritance You are my strength and shield And I have confidence You go before me You're my deliverer”