Loneliness leads to emptiness
Loneliness and How to Overcome It At times in your life, have you felt that you were all alone and yearned to be with and feel connected to others? I have. This feeling describes the emotion of loneliness. Other words people use to describe loneliness include feeling empty, isolated, excluded or left out. You can feel lonely when you are physically alone and you can also feel lonely in the presence of others. Loneliness is really a reflection of whether or not you feel connected to others. God is a God of relationship and community. That is evident in His very nature. He is the Trinity — three in one; God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. In the opening chapters of the Bible, God established that “It’s not good for the man [Adam] to be alone...” (Genesis 2:18a, the Message). His solution? God continued, “... I’ll make him a helper, a companion.” (Genesis 2:18b, the Message). He brought Eve to Adam and they “become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24b). We are designed to be