Loneliness

As I drove to work this morning, I saw a guy walking to work. He is one of the full time employees at my local Blockbuster. After a few minutes of random thoughts, I started to think about the concept of loneliness and what it means.

To me, loneliness is perhaps the one emotion that is totally insurmountable in our human lives. It causes sadness, anger, despair. The longer you feel it, the heavier and heavier it weighs on you. The feeling is almost like that of sinking into an abyss with no one around to pull you out.

I know what it's like to be lonely. It's not a pleasant experience at all. We all go through it from time to time. Granted, some go through a deeper sense of it than others. I am so glad that I have Lydia now. I haven't felt that sense of loneliness in quite some time and it's all because of the amazing relationship I've had with her. We'll be married in less than 3 months and that is quite amazing.

And that got me thinking about it from another perspective. For those of us who do not have a relationship with our Creator, that loneliness is deeper and darker than any that we will ever feel in our lives. It's common knowledge that sin forces a seperation between us and God, but I've never really thought about it in terms of loneliness. Our sin isolates us and throws us into that same black chasm that loneliness does, yet so many people don't even realize that they're in that position. Many will never realize it until their death when that loneliness becomes eternal.

I thank God that I am no longer seperated from Him. I know this may sound corny, but I can truthfully say that I'm best friends with Jesus Christ. With Him, I never have to worry about being alone again. Plus, God put Lydia in my life and for that I'll always be greatful.