You're not Alone

There is no feeling like the feeling of loneliness. We have probably all experienced loneliness from time to time, whether we were in a big crowd or all by ourselves. We all want to be included, to feel like we are a part of something, to feel like someone loves us enough to spend some time with us. Loneliness and the need for inclusion is a primary reason cults are successful.

My family and I were watching the movie Heaven is for Real and in one of the final scenes, the father tells the congregation that he has learned that "...the one thing His love requires is that I let others know that they're not alone." Folks need to know that they are not in this world alone, that someone cares, that together we stand strong and can make it through.

Today's word is John 14:18, NLT, which reads, "No, I will not abandon you as orphans--I will come to you."

GOD loves us; we are His children. He will not allow us to go through this world alone. Now, we often allow ourselves to put distance between GOD and us, but He is still right where we left Him. He will be as close to us as we allow Him to be, and I am really talking to myself. GOD will be as close to us as we allow but, sometimes, we let everything in the world come between GOD and us. We need to remove those obstacles, those stumbling blocks, those things that so easily beset us. If we will do that, we will see how close GOD truly is.

We also need to let others know that they are not alone. GOD loves them; He wants a personal, intimate relationship with each of us. He has also put us here to help one another, to help shoulder each others' burdens. We are here to show others and to tell others, "You're not alone."

Be Blessed,
Mickey T