“Loneliness is the most terrible poverty” - Mother Teresa
There is not a person in the world who hasn’t experienced the pain of being alone or wanted to know how to cope with loneliness in some way or another. It is a universal condition, that no individual is exempt. You can be rich or poor, young or elderly, being alone can impact your very being and result in incredible hurt and suffering. World famous performer, singer, and songwriter Michael Jackson experienced that all too well throughout the course of much of his life.
“People think they know me, but they don’t. Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me.” To read more...
Like millions of others throughout the world, Michael Jackson never learned how to cope with loneliness, though it wasn’t for a lack of desire to try.
When asked how they cope with being alone, this is the way some people answered;
“Go to the store to buy something.”
“I make hand puppets and then play act with them.”
“Go for a walk, for a swim, shopping, see a concert or go visit the park.”
“Being around others and doing something you like can take your mind off being lonely.”
“Don’t think about loneliness. Find a new activity, see a show, watch television…”
“Just live with it.”
“Get a dog.”
“Get involved in something for someone else.”
“Learn to play an instrument and forget the world.”
Is there a theme how people react? They may reduce the pain of being alone for a little while, but in a short period of time, loneliness will return, most likely more intense than ever. Sadly, “Coping” with being alone is exactly what most people settle for but being alone is not God’s intention for us when He put us on this earth.
“Loneliness is the first thing which God saw that was not good.” - John Milton
Wonder why that is? Because He created us for relationships and removed from the context of relationships, man’s existence loses its meaning in life. God wired within our very nature an innate desire to know and be known by others, beginning with our Heavenly Father. It is our relationship with God, through His Son, that we can satisfy our deepest longing to be known by others and loved for who we are. Once we experience that kind of love, we are free to love others as we are loved by God.
A way that God’s love frees us to love others, is it deals with the selfishness within us. Selfishness is one of the greatest obstacles to having authentic relationships. When we want a relationship based on our own selfishness, that relationship will shortly dissolve once we have taken all we can and we no longer need what they have to give us. More than likely, you have experienced being on the short end of a relationship with a person like that before and you know how frustrating that can be. And, if you were to be truthful, you have been that kind of friend a time or two yourself.
I Corinthians 13:4-8 tells how our Heavenly Father loves us. When we love others the way He loves us, we will never run out of people to love. God’s love and loving others is the surest cure for loneliness there is. You will never have to settle for coping with being lonely ever again.
To discover more about pursing an intimate relationship with God and experiencing His love that will lead you to a life of freedom go to Living Life Set Free by clicking on: How To Cope With Loneliness
There is not a person in the world who hasn’t experienced the pain of being alone or wanted to know how to cope with loneliness in some way or another. It is a universal condition, that no individual is exempt. You can be rich or poor, young or elderly, being alone can impact your very being and result in incredible hurt and suffering. World famous performer, singer, and songwriter Michael Jackson experienced that all too well throughout the course of much of his life.
“People think they know me, but they don’t. Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me.” To read more...
Like millions of others throughout the world, Michael Jackson never learned how to cope with loneliness, though it wasn’t for a lack of desire to try.
When asked how they cope with being alone, this is the way some people answered;
“Go to the store to buy something.”
“I make hand puppets and then play act with them.”
“Go for a walk, for a swim, shopping, see a concert or go visit the park.”
“Being around others and doing something you like can take your mind off being lonely.”
“Don’t think about loneliness. Find a new activity, see a show, watch television…”
“Just live with it.”
“Get a dog.”
“Get involved in something for someone else.”
“Learn to play an instrument and forget the world.”
Is there a theme how people react? They may reduce the pain of being alone for a little while, but in a short period of time, loneliness will return, most likely more intense than ever. Sadly, “Coping” with being alone is exactly what most people settle for but being alone is not God’s intention for us when He put us on this earth.
“Loneliness is the first thing which God saw that was not good.” - John Milton
Wonder why that is? Because He created us for relationships and removed from the context of relationships, man’s existence loses its meaning in life. God wired within our very nature an innate desire to know and be known by others, beginning with our Heavenly Father. It is our relationship with God, through His Son, that we can satisfy our deepest longing to be known by others and loved for who we are. Once we experience that kind of love, we are free to love others as we are loved by God.
A way that God’s love frees us to love others, is it deals with the selfishness within us. Selfishness is one of the greatest obstacles to having authentic relationships. When we want a relationship based on our own selfishness, that relationship will shortly dissolve once we have taken all we can and we no longer need what they have to give us. More than likely, you have experienced being on the short end of a relationship with a person like that before and you know how frustrating that can be. And, if you were to be truthful, you have been that kind of friend a time or two yourself.
I Corinthians 13:4-8 tells how our Heavenly Father loves us. When we love others the way He loves us, we will never run out of people to love. God’s love and loving others is the surest cure for loneliness there is. You will never have to settle for coping with being lonely ever again.
To discover more about pursing an intimate relationship with God and experiencing His love that will lead you to a life of freedom go to Living Life Set Free by clicking on: How To Cope With Loneliness
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