Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
— Proverbs 12:25
I thought I would take a few minutes and share a few thoughts with you.
One of the many great things about being a Christian is that we are not alone. That’s one of the many reasons that church fellowship is so important. We share the ups and downs of life together. This world that we live in can be a lonely place and a large number of people do feel lonely. The University of California reports in their research that 3 out of 4 Americans feel lonely. If you see 4 people today there is a good chance 3 of them feel lonely (that’s 33 people out of every 100 people). Our world has never been smaller than it is today, with the connection of the internet and social media, and yet we are lonelier than we’ve ever been.
The reason? We aren’t spending face to face time connecting with other human beings. Connecting through media outlets is a great tool and a blessing, but it can never replace human contact. We need people and they need us. When God created this world and he declared it “very good” (Genesis 1:31), it was a sinless world and yet God still said, “it is not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:16). While God was talking about Adam and created Eve as a wife for him, I think the principle is still the same. People need people. God created the need for society and for community. We need each other.
The people that you meet and pass by today need you and you need them. You can make an impact on their lives by engaging them. Let me encourage you to reach out to the human beings around you. You may be the encouragement they need today and you can make this world less lonely for them and yourself.
Kentucky Bread Beggar 