When I feel lonely…God is EVERYWHERE AT ALL TIMES
We can feel lonely for a lot of different reasons. Maybe you moved to a new town, just started a new school or a new job, and you think, no one knows my name or even cares if I’m here.
Perhaps a family member, who was supposed to protect you, hurt you. Maybe a trusted friend disappointed you and now there is no one you can trust. Maybe a boyfriend just broke up with you.
Maybe you feel lonely and our societies current culture you want to do what is right and honor God, but your friends are starting to make wrong choices. It is hard to stand alone and stand up for what is right.
Guess what? God knows your name. He has reserved a seat for you at the banquet table in heaven. He sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross so you could be here. You are never alone. God is always with you. No matter what happens on this earth, He is your lifelong companion. God is omnipresent, which means He is everywhere at once. God is before, behind, and all around you.
Psalm 139:2-5 helps us understand what omnipresent means:
You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I’m going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
God’s omnipresence is hard for us to understand because we are human, but God is not of our dimension. He isn’t earthbound. He is over the heavens and the earth. Nothing goes unnoticed by God. He sees everything!
God is everywhere, plus His Spirit lives in our hearts. He isn’t only around us, He is in us. Wherever I go He goes. I’m a new person in Jesus: My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20
God’s Spirit, who lives is me, is my source of strength and hope:
But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
1 John 4:4
Dear Constant Companion,
It gives me so much comfort to know I’m never alone. Even when I feel lonely, You see me. You see my tears, my heartache. You see every injustice done to me. You see the battles I face. Because You are dwelling inside me, You understand me better than I understand myself. I can’t hide from You because You are with me. Even in the darkness, You are there.
Amen!