We Are Not Alone

So many times, we think that no one else would understand what we are going through.  We can be lonely even when we are surrounded by a group of people.  

I went through a long period in my life where I was friendly to a lot of people, but I didn't want to get close to anyone else.  It's much easier to not have many friends than to have them and lose them whether that be through death, distance, or desertion.  

As I began to let my wall down, that fear of desertion crept in.  If my new friends, knew how anxious I am sometimes or if they knew of some struggles within my family, would they walk away?  Would I wish that I had never let that wall down at all?  Who hasn't had an unreasonable fear creep inside of them at times?

One day as I was driving, the song, God Really Loves Us, by Crowder, came on the radio.  It had been out for a while, but I had never paid a lot of attention to the words.  This day was different.  The first words poured out from the radio and into my heart as David Crowder sang about having a friend closer than a brother.  I was reminded at that moment that even if everyone in my life turned away from me, I still have a friend.  The next line speaks about there being no judgment.  We know that ultimately there will be judgment by God, but right then my fear was judgment by my peers.  Now, every time I hear the first chords of the song, I cry.  Not tears of sadness, but tears of joy and gratitude.  I am thankful that God uses different ways to speak to us, but we have to be listening.  

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.  - Isaiah 41:10

And behold, I am always with you, to the end of the age.   - Matthew 28:20

God Really Loves Us - David Crowder & Dante Bowe

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