S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries

Being alone and being lonely are two different things. One can be alone without being lonely, and one can be lonely in a crowded room. Loneliness is, therefore, a state of mind, an emotion brought ...

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July 01 2013 • 2 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

Jack Gutknecht ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

"Look at me and help me! I'm all alone and in big trouble." (Psalm 25:16)

I can still remember an evangelism class I took @ Dallas Seminary called "Evangelism Explosion" taught by Dr. Thomas Constable. They said in the class that after we lead someone to Christ, we should teach them about adoption. 

I needed to know this, too, right after I was saved because my parents had just divorced, and I was lonely! But God adopts us into His family. "God setteth the solitary in families" (Ps 68:6) immediately became part of my testimony. God is our Father, and we are brothers and sisters in Christ. 

I can now say to a new believer, "Welcome to God's family. I've just discovered something: we're related. You and I are brothers, and we're members of the greatest family on earth: God's family!"

This can be especially meaningful today when we are social distancing due to the coronavirus!

Loneliness is heartrending. The first disagreeable thing mentioned in Eden was loneliness. God surveyed the garden and pronounced all good, except the isolation of Adam. He had no suitable mate (Gen. 2:18). In some ways, seniors are like Adam. They face severe struggles due to a lack of fellowship. --SMF (Scripture Memory Fellowship)

We seniors have to find support groups like churches or other believers.

March 26 2020 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report