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when we feel alone


How do you deal with feeling like you are all by yourself or shut in?  That might not be a question you are dealing with now, but it has been one I have dealt with over the last year.


There was a time we were quarantined for a couple weeks.  We felt alone then.  Early in the pandemic we were encouraged to keep our distance and even stay home.  We felt isolated a great deal at that time.


Then, I go back in to my memory bank to the times I have dealt with depression.  Not the kind that I have been diagnosed with, but I have had bouts of rough times and chosen to cut myself off for a period of time from others.  I was shut off, by my own choice, during those times.


How do you deal with times like that?  Good question.


I remember getting my wife and son in the car early in the spring of 2020 and just driving.  Maybe for an hour or two we would discover new roads, try some different turns and enjoy time away, together but still alone.



Other days we would get lost in TV shows or a movie or two.  Then there were times that being outside, out in nature just felt good.  The pandemic has been tough for us all.  How do we deal with it?


Turn to God.  Don’t stop listening to God.  Connect to what matters and what fulls your heart and your soul.  Stay close to the people that feed you with encouragement and courage.


Here are some verses that scream greatness, connectedness and strength to me.  They come with promises from God.


Psalm 56:3  NLT

But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.


Psalm 62:6  NLT

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.


Proverbs 3:24  NLT

You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly.


Isaiah 58:11  NLT

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.


2 Timothy 1:7  NLT

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.


That is just a few of the verses that stick out to me.  I can stay close to God, and I always know He is with me, He is for me and His promises are mine no matter what.


May we life out the truth that God is with us even when we feel alone or disconnected.

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