Loneliness --> Temptations --> Signet Ring

[Mihiri]

I believe one of the most common experiences each and every one of us go through is Loneliness. We might be surrounded and guarded by thousands of people. Yet we can be lonely from our hearts. If I am to share my experiences being lonely I must say that what ever the worst & irrevocable mistakes I’ve done was made when I was lonely. In my life the number of times I’ve been lonely from my heart had been greater than the number of times I’ve been in companion & in fellowship with someone. So I can guarantee that one of the most dangerous enemies you can ever come across in your life is Loneliness.

Why do I say so??

Because loneliness leads to Temptations which lead you towards Sin and Destruction. Therefore I would like to share something which God spoke to my heart very recently when I was going through loneliness. It’s about Joseph (Genesis 37…)

Joseph is a man who had a dream & who wanted to live for it. Bible says he brought bad reports of his own brothers to his father (Genesis 37:29). I believe it’s because he was different to others & he had a better opinion of life. Because of this reason his brothers hated him & rejected him & I believe Joseph started feeling lonely being among his family. When you are rejected & hated by your own blood (the people whom you are really closed to) it comes to you automatically. Then he was sent all alone to his brothers (Genesis 37:14) he was cast in to a pit which was empty & where there was no water. Again loneliness.

When we become lonely it’s very easy for our enemy to cast us into dry pits of darkness. This is where we start feeling more lonely & thirsty. Thirst in soul and flesh.

When Joseph was feeling the same he was sold to Ishmaelites & he was brought to Potiphar’s house. This is why Paul says "that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" Romans 8:28. Remember God had a purpose for Joseph. So He does for you.

But, I still do believe that Joseph was feeling lonely from his heart as he was away from his own family, friends & country. This is where his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph (Genesis 39:7) & spoke to him day by day to commit adultery. (Genesis 39:10). There comes temptation. But, Joseph was as good as us Christians to avoid her. Bible says that “Joseph did not heed her” (Genesis 39:10). This is where most of us go wrong. Sometimes we think that we are strong enough not to fall for temptations by giving our ear to them. But, 1 Corinthians 10:12 says "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall" Thus, Joseph made sure not even to listen to her.

But, he had to face a situation where he has to make a strong decision. (Genesis 39:11,12). This is where most of us become helpless & just give into the temptation & fall for it. When temptations follow us we try to avoid them because of God & for who we are in Christ. But, when the temptation rise to its peak point most of us fall for it. But, God says “Flee away just as Joseph did”. We might be in a position where we say “Oh Lord I can’t do it”. But, God says "You can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth you." (Philippians 4:13) & that’s how Joseph did it.

Even after escaping this great temptation Joseph couldn’t live a comfortable life just because he obeyed God. He had to go through a trial. He had to live a prisoned life. (A limited life). He was not free as an ordinary civilian to live as he wants. But, he was not discouraged where most of us can be as he’s going through a trial just because he was obeying The Lord. But, yet he was with The Lord and The Lord was with him. (Genesis 39:21).

But, after successfully completing the years of great temptations & trials Joseph was promoted to glory. As the bearer of the royal Signet Ring. This is what The Lord spoke to me.

Each & every one of us is a Joseph, a son or a daughter of whom God has a special purpose. Loneliness & temptations cannot be kept away from our lives as even the Son of God had to go through all these. (Hebrews 4:15). But, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (1 Corinthians 10:12-13).

So let us not heed or given in to temptations. Let’s flee from those as the Lord is holding Signet Rings to be worn to those who press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

May God Bless You !!

Amen

 

[HisFollower]

If we do fully trust in God and His Word, we need not rely on feelings. Feelings come and go, and yes I´ve also been lonely many times, yet I do always consider the Lord Jesus Christ, when He said:
Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
John 16:32

Confidence is confidence if we believe.

 

[Carico]

I believe one of the most common experiences each and every one of us go through is Loneliness. We might be surrounded and guarded by thousands of people. Yet we can be lonely from our hearts. If I am to share my experiences being lonely I must say that what ever the worst & irrevocable mistakes I’ve done was made when I was lonely. In my life the number of times I’ve been lonely from my heart had been greater than the number of times I’ve been in companion & in fellowship with someone. So I can guarantee that one of the most dangerous enemies you can ever come across in your life is Loneliness.

Why do I say so??

Because loneliness leads to Temptations which lead you towards Sin and Destruction. Therefore I would like to share something which God spoke to my heart very recently when I was going through loneliness. It’s about Joseph (Genesis 37…)

Joseph is a man who had a dream & who wanted to live for it. Bible says he brought bad reports of his own brothers to his father (Genesis 37:29). I believe it’s because he was different to others & he had a better opinion of life. Because of this reason his brothers hated him & rejected him & I believe Joseph started feeling lonely being among his family. When you are rejected & hated by your own blood (the people whom you are really closed to) it comes to you automatically. Then he was sent all alone to his brothers (Genesis 37:14) he was cast in to a pit which was empty & where there was no water. Again loneliness.

When we become lonely it’s very easy for our enemy to cast us into dry pits of darkness. This is where we start feeling more lonely & thirsty. Thirst in soul and flesh.

When Joseph was feeling the same he was sold to Ishmaelites & he was brought to Potiphar’s house. This is why Paul says "that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" Romans 8:28. Remember God had a purpose for Joseph. So He does for you.

But, I still do believe that Joseph was feeling lonely from his heart as he was away from his own family, friends & country. This is where his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph (Genesis 39:7) & spoke to him day by day to commit adultery. (Genesis 39:10). There comes temptation. But, Joseph was as good as us Christians to avoid her. Bible says that “Joseph did not heed her” (Genesis 39:10). This is where most of us go wrong. Sometimes we think that we are strong enough not to fall for temptations by giving our ear to them. But, 1 Corinthians 10:12 says "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall" Thus, Joseph made sure not even to listen to her.

But, he had to face a situation where he has to make a strong decision. (Genesis 39:11,12). This is where most of us become helpless & just give into the temptation & fall for it. When temptations follow us we try to avoid them because of God & for who we are in Christ. But, when the temptation rise to its peak point most of us fall for it. But, God says “Flee away just as Joseph did”. We might be in a position where we say “Oh Lord I can’t do it”. But, God says "You can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth you." (Philippians 4:13) & that’s how Joseph did it.

Even after escaping this great temptation Joseph couldn’t live a comfortable life just because he obeyed God. He had to go through a trial. He had to live a prisoned life. (A limited life). He was not free as an ordinary civilian to live as he wants. But, he was not discouraged where most of us can be as he’s going through a trial just because he was obeying The Lord. But, yet he was with The Lord and The Lord was with him. (Genesis 39:21).

But, after successfully completing the years of great temptations & trials Joseph was promoted to glory. As the bearer of the royal Signet Ring. This is what The Lord spoke to me.

Each & every one of us is a Joseph, a son or a daughter of whom God has a special purpose. Loneliness & temptations cannot be kept away from our lives as even the Son of God had to go through all these. (Hebrews 4:15). But, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (1 Corinthians 10:12-13).

So let us not heed or given in to temptations. Let’s flee from those as the Lord is holding Signet Rings to be worn to those who press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

May God Bless You !!

Amen

As Jesus tells us in John 15:19, we do not belong to the world. So we are going to be lonely. "Foxes have holes and birds have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

And since I have met few Christians who feel like aliens and strangers in the world, but instead, act and feel like they belong to the world, then those of us who are called out of the world will feel lonely even among those who call themselves Christians.

 

[st.maxmar]

I am lonely everyday, but find relief once I know the lord is with me

 

[Carico]

I am lonely everyday, but find relief once I know the lord is with me

Me too. The only relief I get is reading and speaking the Word. Then I feel radiant. But the problem is, the radiance begins to fade once I get involved in daily activities in this sinful world and hear all the false teachings which so many Christians adopt because they don't read the bible.

 

[stephen]

Dear Sister....in Jesus

I have not visited your country, but I hear the call of your heart.

I can only suggest that you fellowship with the people who love Jesus.

I believe one of the most common experiences each and every one of us go through is Loneliness. We might be surrounded and guarded by thousands of people. Yet we can be lonely from our hearts. If I am to share my experiences being lonely I must say that what ever the worst & irrevocable mistakes I’ve done was made when I was lonely. In my life the number of times I’ve been lonely from my heart had been greater than the number of times I’ve been in companion & in fellowship with someone. So I can guarantee that one of the most dangerous enemies you can ever come across in your life is Loneliness.


We love you here at 'talkjesus'

Keep in touch........
In His Love......

 

[Kay Shirley]

Thanks for your post, I can relate...I can even be lonely around people who say they love Jesus...and I believe they do...we all just seem to be on different pages of life anyway.

Lord, I pray you will help us who are lonely...help us to be satisfied in You...deeply satisfied in You.

 

[Lion_of_Judah]

Thanks for your post, I can relate...I can even be lonely around people who say they love Jesus...and I believe they do...we all just seem to be on different pages of life anyway.

Yes. This is true Kay.



The separation of the family, by all types and means and definitions of the word,
have contributed to the overall unhappiness in one's life.


Function or disfunction.. new job in new states, or new relationships outside of what is typically 'normal',
we are all just a little more separated from the core nuclear family life once was, before the 20th century came to be.


God bless you with wisdom Mihiri,

LoJ

 

[Kay Shirley]

Yes. This is true Kay.



The separation of the family, by all types and means and definitions of the word,
have contributed to the overall unhappiness in one's life.


Function or disfunction.. new job in new states, or new relationships outside of what is typically 'normal',
we are all just a little more separated from the core nuclear family life once was, before the 20th century came to be.


God bless you with wisdom Mihiri,

LoJ

This is very true...we are very separated...my mother moved 3,000 miles away from her family in the early 40's...her parents left their homeland (Poland) in the early 1900's.

We think things will fill the void we find in relationships...but they usually don't in the long run.

 

[Mihiri]

Hello My Dear Sisters and Brothers,

It’s really nice to see all of your comments here. It’s true that we need not rely on feelings as we are the chosen ones of whom that defeated even the power of death.

But, there’s one more thing that I would like to share with you. It’s about Elijah.

Being one of the most powerful ministers of God and after killing all the prophets of Baal he himself had to go through severe depression and once he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. (1 Kings 19:4) and also, the bible says Elijah was also as weak as us.

So, this post is for all those who are weak out there because I personally know that loneliness can be extremely dangerous if we do not have a vision and an aim just as Joseph did in his life. Joseph had a vision and he lived for it. So what ever the feelings he had to overcome he did it being so sincere to God as he knew only God can make his vision a reality.

 

[hepaiditall]

mihiri, great post..i agree so much..being lonely can bring on all kinds of pains..in the body sickness can be brought on. The mind can get all crazy and feelings of less than are brought on..i remember so well the feelings of being lonely..i thank my lord and savior that when i feel like that that the comforter he promised shows up and comforts me.for 30 months i was in a place where i could work on myself daily..if being lonely would ever had showed up it would have been then..and it did..that is when i found out that the bible is true. Just to open it and pray the spirit lead me to where i needed to be..it wasnt one of those open the book and read..it was by praying for direction b4 reading that i was able to listen to the still small voice and then read.i can relate to this topic and i thank you for posting it..because when the enemy tries to destroy us the spirit tells us what to do..thank you so much.

 

[Carico]

Dear Sister....in Jesus

I have not visited your country, but I hear the call of your heart.

I can only suggest that you fellowship with the people who love Jesus.

I believe one of the most common experiences each and every one of us go through is Loneliness. We might be surrounded and guarded by thousands of people. Yet we can be lonely from our hearts. If I am to share my experiences being lonely I must say that what ever the worst & irrevocable mistakes I’ve done was made when I was lonely. In my life the number of times I’ve been lonely from my heart had been greater than the number of times I’ve been in companion & in fellowship with someone. So I can guarantee that one of the most dangerous enemies you can ever come across in your life is Loneliness.


We love you here at 'talkjesus'

Keep in touch........
In His Love......

That's the problem. When I got saved I was the most joyful person in the world. I didn't walk to church, I ran to church and began volunteering, helping people and making friends...or so I thought. Then I heard that people were gossiping about me. But they also gossiped about everyone. They didn't follow MT. 18:15-17 so I have no idea what I had done. They shunned me so my husband and I left that church. Then we went to another church where I reached out and was rejected by every single person I helped and reached out to.

So now we go to a different church where the teaching is unbiblical. So unfortunately, all I've found among "Christians" are arguing, bickering, gossip, a lack of love, envy and pride. Whenever I share my pain with other Christians all I get are "friends" like Job had whom God rebuked because they blamed Job for his pain in the same way that the OP also blamed Joseph for his pain instead of understanding that God had a higher purpose for what Joseph went through just like He did for Job. But true Christians understand Joseph's pain just like they understand Job's pain. Those are the real comforters. But as I have found, they are rare. But as Jesus said in MT 24:10-12, toward end times the love of most will grow cold and that it has.

I am now lonelier than I ever was before I was saved because I have nothing in common with unbelievers and the divisions and sins among Christians hurt more than anything else. I have never felt so lonely in my life and I have no human being except my husband to fellowship with. Not one. My whole family is unsaved and criticize me for loving Jesus. So all I have is the bible.

 

[SpiritLedEd]

Joseph is a man who had a dream & who wanted to live for it. Bible says he brought bad reports of his own brothers to his father (Genesis 37:29). I believe it’s because he was different to others & he had a better opinion of life. Because of this reason his brothers hated him.

There are a couple of points that need to be made regarding your narrative of Joseph's life as a young man. Jacob's twelve sons were not born of one mother. Of the twelve, only two were born of the one woman Jacob truly loved - Rachel. Joseph was firstborn and Benjamin was second (Gen 35). Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other sons (Ge 37:3) and as a result, Joseph became a spoiled brat, a self-centered tattletale. This gave his brothers reason to hate him.

His two dreams (Ge 35:5,9) were genuine words from God, but they were not intended to be broadcast at that time. Joseph created a problem for himself when he couldn't resist bragging about them to his brothers and his father. At that time (he was 17 yrs old) Joseph was far from being the mature, Godly man he was when he became second-in-command in Egypt.

I said all that to say this: Joseph's loneliness as a teenager was largely due to his behavior as a spoiled child and the consequence of poor decisions he made growing up.

Spirit Led Ed (SLE)

 

[Mihiri]

I said all that to say this: Joseph's loneliness as a teenager was largely due to his behavior as a spoiled child and the consequence of poor decisions he made growing up.

Spirit Led Ed (SLE)

Yes.. I agree with you..But, no where in the bible says that Joseph was a spoiled child.But, yes he made poor decisions due to his immaturity. Same with us too. Loneliness can be created by our own. But, What is more important and what we should relate to our lives is not that.. but, that he managed to overcome it.
We can make wrong decisions and continue to suffer or we can learn from those and overcome all the situations which we'll face as consequences of our mistakes.
That depends on each individual.

 

[Mihiri]

I am now lonelier than I ever was before I was saved because I have nothing in common with unbelievers and the divisions and sins among Christians hurt more than anything else. I have never felt so lonely in my life and I have no human being except my husband to fellowship with. Not one. My whole family is unsaved and criticize me for loving Jesus. So all I have is the bible.

Dear Sister,

" Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:" (Psalms 146:3-5)

 

[Carico]

Dear Sister,

" Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:" (Psalms 146:3-5)

I know, I read that and psalms like that everyday. But I also read the psalms of David and others who were in anguish because they'd been abandoned by everyone. Man was created to be in fellowship with God as well as with his fellow man. But because of sin, those relationships are messed up and always will be. So there will be pain.

So again, my only solace is the bible which I read several hours a day. But that can't take away all of the pain.

 

[Kay Shirley]

I know, I read that and psalms like that everyday. But I also read the psalms of David and others who were in anguish because they'd been abandoned by everyone. Man was created to be in fellowship with God as well as with his fellow man. But because of sin, those relationships are messed up and always will be. So there will be pain.

So again, my only solace is the bible which I read several hours a day. But that can't take away all of the pain.

I seem to be in the same place as you describe here...but even my husband is not that interested in Jesus ... yet God keeps my soul...and has kept me through the very painful emotions that do arise...but don't always last...I have much time of peace and joy...but feel very vulnerable to wandering because of lack of fellowship. I cannot go to church because of health issues...but I do listen to good teachers online.

The loneliness makes one feel..."no one else" is lonely except "me". But that is probably a lie...it is a common feeling among men.

 

[Carico]

I seem to be in the same place as you describe here...but even my husband is not that interested in Jesus ... yet God keeps my soul...and has kept me through the very painful emotions that do arise...but don't always last...I have much time of peace and joy...but feel very vulnerable to wandering because of lack of fellowship. I cannot go to church because of health issues...but I do listen to good teachers online.

The loneliness makes one feel..."no one else" is lonely except "me". But that is probably a lie...it is a common feeling among men.

Well know that you have a sister out there who understands your loneliness. I am blessed to have a husband in Christ, otherwise, I don't know what I'd do. So I'll keep you in prayer and pray that the Lord gives you oodles of love & grace. :embarasse

 

[Kay Shirley]

Well know that you have a sister out there who understands your loneliness. I am blessed to have a husband in Christ, otherwise, I don't know what I'd do. So I'll keep you in prayer and pray that the Lord gives you oodles of love & grace. :embarasse

Oh thank you...He has kept me sane for quite a while now...although this summer has been hard...it is easier to be home during the colder months.