Loneliness

Have you ever really stopped to think about the concept of loneliness? 

The complete and utter silence that it is. 

No still small voice. 

No whispers in the dark. 

No laughter of friends. 

Just complete silence. 

I know in my life I have had moments where I have felt utterly alone. I have felt the silence begin to creep up on me, like a sheet that is going to take my last breath. I have been deafened to the whispers and the laughter. But, I will never truly be alone. 

One thing that I find so awesome and comforting about being a Christian is simply knowing that God is there for me. That he watches me and knows me better than I know myself. That he has me in his hands and cradles me to him when the silence creeps up on me. That he cares enough to whisper "I am here, you are not alone." God is our rescuer from that silence, that deafening silence that can smother some of us if we let it. I can't imagine the hope that would be taken from me if I didn't know deep inside that I am not alone. I can't imagine not knowing that God cares for me no matter what, even when you have no one else. I don't know how anyone can survive without that hope. But thankfully he gives me the hope to break from that silence and realize how lucky I am to have what I have. How lucky I am to have a God that cares about me so much that he would die so I might live. It's simply mindblowing...