Loneliness

By Stanley Hasegawa

Loneliness is about alien-ness, distance, disconnectedness, helplessness, forsakenness all shot through with a painful sense of not being valued or loved.

Loneliness can happen to us when we are aliens, strangers.

“He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.” (John 1:10)

If Jesus our Lord was treated as a stranger by the world, we will be too.

We may experience a season of loneliness because of the loss of a loved one. This is especially true of widows and orphans because they often become simultaneously alien (they need to relate to others differently from before), disconnected, helpless (financially insecure) and in a sense forsaken.

We may experience a season of loneliness because of betrayal or abandonment.

“But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him and fled.” (Matthew 26:56)

We may experience a season of loneliness because of illness or criminal punishment.

“Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’” (Mark 15:34)

We may experience loneliness because abuse and/or neglect have profoundly altered how we think of ourselves and the people around us. As children, it is too threatening for us to acknowledge that our parents truly reject us and abuse/neglect us. If this is true, our normal, everyday life becomes impossible to live into.

[ Read more...]

Fundamentals of christians

Acknowledge God owns everything. Function confidently, knowing He’s in control. Understand that He gives and takes away and love Him regardless.

[ Read more...]

Living Out Your Freedom

If one must experience the freedom that God gives he must be involved in what the Spirit of God is involved, be where He (the Spirit of God) is.

[ Read more...]

True Vision

Don’t forget this: God needs us to do things that are of eternal value rather than things that are just of earthly, temporary value (Matt.6:19-24).

[ Read more...]

The Day I Forgave the Man Who Killed My Entire Family

Is there room in my heart to forgive the man who killed my family in their prime? Does he deserve my love, my sympathy, or even my consideration? Are there some criteria he must meet before I bestow my forgiveness on him? These are the questions I asked.

[ Read more...]

I Want to Learn Patience – Now!

The road of life is littered with broken promises, the road kill of good intentions. Even when we mean well, circumstances can prevent us from keeping our promises, whether made to others or ourselves. Economic downturns, catastrophic upturns, and infectious returns can conspire to overturn our plans. Some things are just beyond our power to control.

[ Read more...]

Keep The Devil Under Your Feet

Every day of my Christian walk, I meet some type of opposition from the enemy. The closer that I want to get to Christ, the bigger the obstacles are to overcome.

[ Read more...]

Following Jesus Does not mean you will not face the Storm!

So like every one in this world we will also face storms in our Life, But we need not fear as long as he is in our boat.

[ Read more...]

Praising God

All of the world should praise God. He is good. He shows great mercy and kindness toward us, and His mercy is everlasting. His truth endures to all generations.

[ Read more...]