Four Steps to Intimacy With God Loneliness lies to us. We are all alone and no one cares. Loneliness lies to us. Everyone has left us. Loneliness lies to us. God does not hear me when I pray. Loneliness lies to us. My faith is weak and my heart will always ache. Instead of listening to the lies, what if we let loneliness lead us to intimacy? What if we turned this time into a season filled with fruit? God…
A Lesson in Loneliness Today we are going to discuss loneliness. It is something we’ve been thinking and reading about this month so far. I don’t know about you, but our world is becoming increasingly more and more lonely. One of the things loneliness tries to tell me is that God has forgotten me. In fact, it is always the enemy’s tactic to tell us that God won’t remember us because, well, everyone has forgotten us. It isn’t true. And…
Six Ways God Shows Up for Us What if God didn’t show up? What if Adam and Eve walked in the Garden after eating the fruit, and suddenly God just stopped showing up? What if God had left us up to ourselves? Instead, we find that God indeed showed up. He walked back into the Garden, even though sin was now present. God called out to the creation He loved so dearly, even though they were hiding. God called out….
Redeeming Loneliness Redeeming Loneliness means we can turn our lonely hearts over to God but then also reach out with our hands to find others to connect with. When you feel like not sharing your hurts with others, choose to text that friend and ask for prayer instead. When you are in a crowded mall, smile at the person standing in line. When you find yourself sitting alone on a Friday night, seek out an authentic Christian community. When isolation…