I was listening to a song today and the person was singing about being alone. It got me thinking about having spoken to some people and they say that they feel lonely or alone in a crowd. Being alone isn't just being by yourself but it's also feeling like there's no one there for you. Or perhaps you feel like an outsider - like you never really belong.
As Christians, we have this promise from our God: "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5). What an amazing promise!! He uses the word 'never' twice. He wants to make sure that we get it. We are never alone and we don't need to feel lonely. He's always there for us! A few years ago, I had surgery. I have had several and know that when you get surgery, they always roll you into the operating room on a stretcher. I was feeling quite stressed about a week before the surgery and God said not to worry, that He would be with me through the whole thing and would walk into the operating room with me. When the day for the surgery came, my husband and I were waiting for them to come and get me. The nurse had already hooked me up to the IV and I was waiting for the stretcher. The nurse came and said: this is very unusual but we are short on stretchers. Would you mind walking into the operating room?. I immediately thought of God's word to me. He would walk with me and here I was walking. I knew then that this was His way of reminding me that He was right there. I was so comforted and felt so calm walking into the operating room. I climbed onto the table and the nurse said to me: you seem very calm. I was! Our God is real and big and always there for us no matter what we are walking through. We are NEVER alone.
As Christians, we have this promise from our God: "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5). What an amazing promise!! He uses the word 'never' twice. He wants to make sure that we get it. We are never alone and we don't need to feel lonely. He's always there for us! A few years ago, I had surgery. I have had several and know that when you get surgery, they always roll you into the operating room on a stretcher. I was feeling quite stressed about a week before the surgery and God said not to worry, that He would be with me through the whole thing and would walk into the operating room with me. When the day for the surgery came, my husband and I were waiting for them to come and get me. The nurse had already hooked me up to the IV and I was waiting for the stretcher. The nurse came and said: this is very unusual but we are short on stretchers. Would you mind walking into the operating room?. I immediately thought of God's word to me. He would walk with me and here I was walking. I knew then that this was His way of reminding me that He was right there. I was so comforted and felt so calm walking into the operating room. I climbed onto the table and the nurse said to me: you seem very calm. I was! Our God is real and big and always there for us no matter what we are walking through. We are NEVER alone.
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