What do you do when you’re consumed with loneliness? How do you overcome those feelings of isolation? Chip begins this series with a message he calls, “How to Overcome Loneliness and Isolation.”
Until loneliness is understood, it overwhelms
- Loneliness is MORE than being alone.
- Loneliness WEARS many masks.
- Loneliness is not a unique malady, but a UNIVERSAL REALITY.
*Resource: Changes that Heal by Henry Cloud
You don’t have to be lonely, because:
- God CARES about your loneliness. -Gen 2:18
- Jesus UNDERSTANDS your loneliness. -Mark 15:34
- Jesus INVITES you into a relationship with Him. -Matt 11:28-30; Rev 3:20
- A relationship with Jesus means you ALWAYS belong to His family. -Rom 12:5; 1 Jn 1:1-4
How can you experience authentic love and connection in God’s family?
- By rethinking your view of the CHURCH.
- By revising your approach to RELATIONSHIPS.
- Realize your NEED.
- Move toward OTHERS.
- Be VULNERABLE.
- Challenge distorted THINKING.
- Take RISKS.
- Be EMPATHETIC -- listen, listen, listen!
- Trust GOD -- pray, pray, pray!
Summary: To “lick loneliness,” you gotta BELONG!
- Informal steps + formal strategies = A “connected” community of love.
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