Filled to Overflow

“God makes a home for the lonely” Psalms 68:6

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There are various books about loneliness because many are those who suffer from it. I was invited to be part of a conference on loneliness recently and there were many young married couple in attendance. They were all surprised to find themselves feeling lonely so early in their marriage. It was quite interesting because single people assume that marriage is the cure of their loneliness.

What is loneliness? Webster defines it to be a feeling of separation that comes when we feel disconnected from somebody or a group of people; it is extreme sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned.

I found out through my walk with God that loneliness is primarily a spiritual problem that begins with feeling separated from God. I feel the loneliest when I am not in obedience with the word of God. Loneliness begins when the first man and woman (Adam and Eve) sinned and lost their perfect union with each other and with God. When we choose to sin and go our own way, we disconnect ourselves from fellowship with Him and there’s no way a believer can find fulfillment away from God. He created us to be intimately connected to Him. He created us to be in perfect harmony with Him. He created us to have a need, a longing to be with Him and other people, when we hide away, we deprive ourselves from feeling His overflowing love.

Many couples fall into the same trap, they assume that they only need each other and they alienate everyone including God from their lives. I know the pattern very well. You married 2 of the most active members of a church and soon thereafter, they disappear. They will reappear when they are having trouble conceiving a child or when they are in need of a home or when they are going through typical adjustment period that come with living together. Now I am not saying that church attendance is the cause, but it is usually an indication of problems to come. When we are removed from our spiritual circle/our assembly, we are more vulnerable to the devil’s trap. We have a responsibility to remain alert because the devil is on a mission to bring us down. “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour”. 1 Peter 5:8. We need each other and we need God.

Whatever you are lacking or whatever is missing in your life today, Jesus wants to give it to you in overflowing measure. He wants to fill that void, the emptiness you have been feeling since your spouse walked away, since your parents died, since your fiancé chose yet again another over you. JESUS WANTS TO CURE YOU EVERYWHERE YOU HURT. He wants to restore your broken heart and re-establish the lines of communication between you and the Father that is why He gave His life. Go to Jesus with your emptiness, your need, hurt or loneliness. He is The Source, the Author and Finisher of all things, the Alpha and Omega. He wants to fill your heart to overflow. You will never experience the abundant life He wants you to have, the life He died to give you unless you are walking obediently with Him in an intimate and loving union.

There are many possible treatments for loneliness but I learn from experience that the most effective cure is to get right with God. Reconcile with your Heavenly Father through the blood of Christ. Repent and come back to His loving arm and never you will experience another lonely day in your life.

“May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in Him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”. Romans 15:13

Praise the Lord!