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Topic:
Hope In Loneliness, Part 2 of 5
To overcome loneliness, we need to find hope, find the Light, and
find the love of God. In the heart of the lonely person there is little
if any hope, there is no Light, and there is no love from God.
Overcoming the pain of loneliness requires hard work. There are two
major tasks ahead of you if you experience loneliness. Both of these
tasks require you to reach out. First, you need to reach out to the love
God has for you. Second, you need to reach out to other people. It is
easy for us to tell people God loves them and walk away feeling smug and
self-righteous because we delivered a message about God. However, to
banish loneliness all of us must accept the love of God in our heart and
life. To let the Light shine into our heart, requires we be totally
honest about our life. To overcome the cancerous nature of our
self-preservation instinct we must see ourselves as selfish. To rid
ourselves of loneliness, we must come to grips with the darkness within
us that makes us want to pull back and not reach out. To overcome
loneliness we must first be honest and then tell ourselves and tell God
we are afraid to reach out. We must tell God we are afraid we will be
hurt by others. When we are honest with God then He will reward us by
being with us and helping us banish our loneliness with His presence. To
be continued. See Part 3 of 5. Hope In Loneliness.
These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites
called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
Shepherd's Care Ministries Main Site located at:
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