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How to Cope: Lonelinesss
As I sit alone yet another day, sadness wraps around me like a heavy, drab coat. Television reporters bring a constant barrage of bleak updates on the spread of coronavirus. Authorities forbid me to go to work. Closed stores and empty streets reflect the unprecedented isolation caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. Meeting friends for coffee seems a distant memory. I feel helpless and alone. Without people to share my experiences, my life lost a sense of purpose.
How do I anchor my faith when loneliness creeps in to steal my joy?
Cry out to God.
Using a journal to pen my overwhelming emotions, I share my loneliness with God while I play uplifting Christian songs.
As God listens to my heartache, the Holy Spirit comforts me and lifts my spirit and the difficult feelings gently subside.
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Trust God.
When I stop to identify the multitude of character traits of God, even in the midst of crisis, I feel secure in His loving care. God’s character includes omnipresence—He never leaves me alone no matter how my emotions mislead me. He also gifted me with the Holy Spirit, my constant companion and source of comfort.
Search the Bible for Hope.
I search God’s Word for scriptures applicable to my feelings of loneliness. Then, I meditate on those verses to renew my mind and calm my emotions until I believe His promises.
Sometimes we believe loneliness will last forever, but no matter how helpless we feel, there are ways to break out of the prison of loneliness. We must take action. We either choose to continue the downward spin toward discouragement and depression, or we place our confidence in God’s promises. He never leaves us alone to deal with life’s struggles.
"As you walk through this storm, hold your head up high. Don’t be afraid of the dark pandemic that invades our world. At the end of the storm, you will find a golden sky and the sweet silver song of a lark. Walk on through the wind. Walk on through the rain. Though your dreams be tossed and blown. Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone. You’ll never walk alone."
Andre Rieu You’ll Never Walk Alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3aGlKYlEiY
Winding my way to God began when Daddy dropped me off at church.
I hate Christmas. When I think of celebrating, sadness wraps around me like a heavy, drab coat.
When I realized abuse resides in my home, I trembled and cried. God what should I do?
How could I stop the hurtful relationships? How could I overcome the heartache they caused?
I remember the first time I feared my husband . . .
Emotional abuse systematically wears away ones self-confidence and sense of worth.
My tumultuous emotions crashed like waves against boulders. Why do I feel beaten?
When I hear the news about the rapid spread of Coronavirus, anxiety grips my heart.
God, where are you in the midst of this pandemic?
Winding my way to God began when Daddy dropped me off at church.
When I realized abuse resides in my home, I trembled and cried. God what should I do?
How could I stop the hurtful relationships? How could I overcome the heartache they caused?
I remember the first time I feared my husband . . .
Emotional abuse systematically wears away ones self-confidence and sense of worth.
My tumultuous emotions crashed like waves against boulders. Why do I feel beaten?
When I hear the news about the rapid spread of Coronavirus, anxiety grips my heart.
Feeling lonely hurts, but no matter how helpless and forgotten you feel, find hope here.
God, where are you in the midst of this pandemic?
