I took my kids to the movies today. Before the movie began, they played a cartoon about a revolting giant who lived alone on an island. No one wanted to play with giant and she was very lonely. Her name was Cammy and she referred to herself in the third person. She confessed that she hated referring to herself as Cammy, but if she didn't say it, she would never hear her own name. I thought that this was one of the saddest statements I had heard in quite a while. Maybe I am reading much too much into this cartoon, but I can see the parallels of real life from it. (Just change one letter of her name and it could be me, after all!! Interesting...) Many people struggle with loneliness. It is a fact of life. Obviously, if you spend great periods of time by yourself, eventually you can become lonely. Conversely, you can be around people all the time, yet still be lonely. But there's good news!! God's word has something to say about it. Psalm 139:7-10 says, "Where can I go from you Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there:if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. and 17-18: How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you." I don't know about you, but these are such words of comfort to my heart. When I feel lonely, I know that God is always with me. He never leaves me and He thinks about me!!! It is hard to comprehend with my finite brain that God thinks about me. If that's not good news, then I don't know what is.
Application:
When you feel lonely, meditate on passages that remind you that God is always with you. Here are some to get you started
Deuteronomy 31:8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Psalm 25:15-17
My eyes are continually toward the LORD, For He will pluck my feet out of the net. 16Turn to me and be gracious to me, For I am lonely and afflicted.
Matthew 28:20b
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Cammy the giant had to say her own name so that she could hear it. Fortunately, we have a Savior who is calling our name. Do you hear it?
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2 comments:
philip thinks that you have outdone yourself c the correlations bt scripture and life applications. philip also thinks that his sister tammy needs to start writing a book.
just do it...philip says.
Your blog is very encouraging, Tammy. Keep it up!
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