From My Quiet Time

Overcoming the Fear of Loneliness...

To overcome the fear of loneliness you must: (1) Understand who you are. Let scientists argue about whether or not there was a Big Bang. Even if there was, you were not the result of it! Nor did you descend from an amoeba in a pond. You are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14-15). You are "made in His [God's] own image (Ge 1:27). God did not assign your creation to His most powerful angels. You are a hands-on, made-to-order, one-of-a-kind product. As a redeemed child of God you are His "workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works" (Eph 2:10 NIV). Believe that and stand on it--regardless of your feelings or your social status.

(2) Understand who God is! He calls Himself your "Heavenly Father," not just your creator and designer. Your creator and designer refer to what He does; your Father refers to who He is! "He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isa 9:6 NIV). These are not His roles, these are His proper names. They are capitalized in Scripture because they are what you are to call Him! When Jesus taught us to pray He didn't begin with "Oh omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent God." Yes, He is all of those, but when it comes to relationship He wants to be recognized and to be called "Father" (see Mt. 6:9). That is how the Lord thinks about us, and wants us to think and to feel about Him. "Father" is meant to convey warmth, security, acceptance, concern, compassion, protection, assurance, etc. He is your Father--the sooner you grasp the truth of that statement, the sooner you will begin to overcome the fear of loneliness.