IS LONELINESS EVER A BLESSING?- BY JIM KEMP
One of the reasons for the existence of marriage is to supply our need for companionship. But marriage isn’t a sure cure for loneliness. Many married people also feel lonely and suffer because of it. These couples live under the same roof, eat at the same table, watch the same TV, and sleep in the same bed. They may even talk, but they don’t communicate. There is an emotional distance between them.
When a couple gets to this point, it can be a warning that there is immediate danger ahead. There is always a possibility that a third person can enter the picture and begin supplying the needs of the lonely spouse. Often infidelity is the result. The problem isn’t always another person. Sometimes a spouse will become “married” to a career, a hobby, or a project.
But loneliness doesn’t always have to be our enemy. It can be our friend. Those moments of loneliness can and should, first of all, cause us to seek the Lord. Just as the Psalmist expresses his thirst for God, we also should thirst for him, especially in those lonely moments. The closer we get to him, the more strength we have to overcome our difficulties, whatever they are. With his help, we will know how to deepen and strengthen our other family relationships.
BLESSINGS
JIM KEMP
-Nigeria
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