Alone...

You and I are surrounded by people alone. In fact, you could say ''even I feel alone''. No one is exempt from feeling that way. Neither the most successful person in the world, nor the youngest or oldest, single or married, male or female, christian or non-christian; nobody. There are so many ways to feel lonely: some don't have someone to support them, hug them, talk to them, or just listen to them; and others are surrounded by many people (their partner, friends, family, church) but still feel that there is no one -personally this is one of the ugliest ways to experience loneliness-.

In the Bible many characters are mentioned who, like us, felt loneliness like Moses, Job, Nehemiah, Elijah, Jeremiah and David. In Psalm 25:16, David speaking with God expresses it: ''Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress''. Even Jesus felt alone in Gethsemane, when he asked his friends to pray with him for what was going to happen and he found them asleep (Luke 22:46). Do you notice that nobody is immune to loneliness? Even Jesus lived it! He understands us so much that He made sure to let us know that He would never part from our side, ''Matthew 28:20, NLT: ...I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

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Then why do we feel alone if Jesus made this promise to us? It's not because He is a liar. The reality is that it doesn't matter where you are, how you are, how you feel... He is always there. What happens is that the human being has difficulty accepting someone who doesn't see and who doesn't touch, and the devil takes advantage of it. It fills us with fear, yes! of the fear of being alone in the middle of that moment when we need somebody. But today I want you to remove that fear from your heart and learn this: loneliness is not bad. And with this I don't mean that you isolate yourself from everyone and everything. Do not!. I mean that when you have those times of loneliness, don't be afraid of them but take advantage of them.

There are three aspects that you can find in your loneliness: - To God: the world around us is so strong, evasive and noisy that it is difficult in the midst of all that to listen to His voice. Therefore, these times alone with Him are perfect. You have no idea what you're missing by not enjoying them! -To yourself: there are things that are accompanied, we do not learn or know. When there is no one and only you and God, there are no masks or appearances. Do not you know who you are? Do not you have an identity? Your purpose? You will discover it in these times! -To others: I love saying this "there is always someone". As you take advantage of these times with Him, He will not only show you what you are, but also what others are. He will begin to put people - whom I love to call ''wingless angels'' - on your way, not to depend on them to feel good, but as a reminder, to somehow use someone to let you know that He is always with you and that He also wants to use you as the "angel without wings" of someone else.

This to me, took away the fear of being alone. Today, I enjoy those moments so much, I even miss them when maybe I've been so busy with other things and people. I can say that alone ... with Him, life is also enjoyed. Just like Jesus did, (Mark 1:35). Learn to enjoy life alone, and it will be easier for you to enjoy it with company.

I bless you and hug you!