Week 2: Loneliness and God's Nearness
Loneliness can feel crushing. Maybe you're the only friend not married. Or the only one with kids. Maybe you've experienced something that no one else can relate to, or it just seems like no one takes an interest in you.
We are reminded that Christ has walked before us in all things- including loneliness. He spent weeks out in the wilderness, His friends abandoned Him, He cried out to God on the cross in lament with His feelings isolation. Yet we, like Christ, have been given the Spirit. We are never alone and God promises to draw near to us, especially when we feel lowly. We have a great High Priest who not only sympathizes with us, but seeks us out to be near Him.
How are you reminded of His nearness and friendship with you today?
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Watch and Listen: Constellations by Ellie Holcomb
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“Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Listen: Count on Me by NEEDTOBREATHE
“When you’re needing rest from the road
I will bring you in from the cold
When your wildest dreams wash away
I will rescue you from the waves”