By Lou Priolo (summary by Jeffrey Bush)
- Loneliness has become a worldwide epidemic and what’s more, is that it is
dangerous. - Those that are lonely are more prone to high blood pressure, a stroke, anxiety,
depression, poor cognitive performance, and dementia. - Naomi, Elijah, King David, the Apostle Paul, and Jeremiah are just a few people in
the Bible that suffered from loneliness. - Loneliness may be characterized as a defective relationship with God. Whether
unsaved, or not in fellowship with your Creator. - Having a right relationship with God is your key to both pleasing God and being
satisfied. - To change your feelings, you must change your thoughts. So we must repent of our
thinking and change it the way God intends. - Our loneliness is like a smoke alarm that indicates something is not right. It is God’s
detector, letting us know that we need to get close to Him. - Loneliness, many times leads us to believe that we need others when in reality we
need God. - Loneliness can be a blessing instead of a curse.
- Loneliness can cause you to minister to others because you both understand and
see the need. - When you are lonely you need to talk to yourself more than listen to yourself.
- Self-pity is essentially discontentment with what God has or has not given you.
- When you focus on yourself instead of God, you intensify your loneliness
- When you are lonely, you must get up and get out. You don’t feel like seeing others,
but don’t let these unbiblical thoughts keep you from being with and ministering to
others. - Focus on loving others instead of focusing on your need from others.
- When you are lonely, you’re likely failing in the “one another” commands that God
gives in the Bible. - At the heart of loneliness is learning to be content. Content that God has truly given
you everything that you currently need.