Following Christ English

My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Psalm 84:2 Loneliness is one of the greatest problems people face today. It is a leading cause of suicide-that is now the third greatest killer of students in the United States. People feel various kinds of loneliness. One of the most common is the loneliness of solitude. Or there is the loneliness of suffering. Many people experience loneliness in society, or there is the loneliness of sorrow, guilt, and judgment. All of us feel at times a loneliness for God. Someone has called it cosmic loneliness. We don’t know what it is. It makes us restless. You see, man was made for God; and without God, he is lonely. But Jesus is knocking at the door of our heart, saying, “I want to come in. Let me in.” He doesn’t push His way through that door. We have to open it and invite Him in; when we do, He comes in to live forever and we are never lonely again.

  During your darkest hour you can be sure that the devil will try and make you believe that you are all alone, you don’t matter, and no one would miss you if you were gone. But that couldn’t be further from the truth, because no matter how discouraged, depressed, or despondent you are . . . . you are never alone! Jesus loves you more than you could possibly comprehend and He is right there beside you eagerly waiting for you to lean on Him. He has the answers that you seek, the help that you need, and the truth to set you free. It’s important to always stay close to Him because God alone is your strength, and the source of power to fight the enemy. The Bible says in John 15:4, “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” In other words, when Jesus says, “Remain in me,” He is asking you to stay close to Him, because He wants to protect you. Over and over again in G