This blog post on How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian teaches you the Biblical steps you need to take to stop feeling lonely.
How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 1. Pray
The first thing you should do when you start to feel lonely is to pray.
Therefore, pray and ask God to help you deal with the loneliness.
To pray more effectively over any situation, you have to use Bible verses since The sword of the spirit is the Word of God. (Ephesians 6:17)
Therefore combine your supplication prayers with anti loneliness prayers which have been adapted from Scriptures like the following:
Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me remember that You will never leave me or forsake me. (Hebrews 13:5)
Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me remember that I cannot go from Your Spirit or flee from Your presence. (Psalm 139:7)
Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me remember that I cannot go from Your Spirit or flee from Your presence. (Psalm 139:7)
Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to help me remember that even if my father and my mother forsake me, You will still take care of me. (Psalm 27:10)
Heavenly Father I ask You in the name of Jesus to perfect that which concerns me (Psalm 138:8) so that I stop feeling lonely.
As you say these prayers. ensure that you do not just pray for one day and then give up on praying because we are told to Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 2. Have Faith
As you pray, believe that you will receive what you are asking for because we are told to Ask in faith (James 1:6)
Even if you think that your faith is weak or small, decide to believe that God will answer your prayers because Jesus taught us that faith that is as small as a mustard seed can move something that is as big as a mountain for He said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)
Even if you think that your faith is weak or small, decide to believe that God will answer your prayers because Jesus taught us that faith that is as small as a mustard seed can move something that is as big as a mountain for He said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)
Therefore, believe that your prayers will be answered and if you feel that your faith is wavering, pray "Lord I believe. Help my unbelief." (Mark 9:24)
To learn more, read How To Increase Your Faith which uses examples from the Bible to teach you how to strengthen your faith in God.
How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 3. Confess Your Sins
Confess your sins to God and ask Him to forgive you because it is written that The Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save you and His ear is not heavy that He cannot hear you. But your iniquities have separated you from your God and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He will not hear. (Isaiah 59:1-2) So confess your sins so that they can stop separating you from God.
How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 4. Live Righteously
Ensure that you are also living a righteous life by doing the right things in the sight of God because it is written that The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16) So if you want your prayers to achieve a lot, pray fervently and live righteously.
How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 5. Put On The Armor Of God
The Bible instructs us to, "Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the tricks of the devil." (Ephesians 6:11)
This armor of God consists of the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes of the Gospel of peace, the shield of faith and the sword of the spirit which is the Word of God. (Ephesians 6:14-17)
Since you have already put on the breastplate of righteousness by doing the right thing in the sight of God and you are holding the shield of faith by believing that God will answer your prayers, put on the rest of the armor of God by doing the following:
Put on the helmet of salvation by saying with your mouth that "Jesus is Lord" and believing with your heart that when He died for our sins, God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)
Put on the belt of truth by being truthful in all your words and deeds.
Put on the shoes of the Gospel by reading your Bible every day.
Use the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17) by speaking Scriptures over your situation.
Click on the link to learn more about How to Put on the Armor of God.
How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 6. Speak To the Situation
Jesus taught us saying, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)
Therefore every morning and evening, speak Scriptures to the things that are making you anxious and tell them to leave your life. As you speak to them, believe that what you are saying will happen since you have to have faith as you speak to the mountain. (Matthew 17:20)
To make your words even more effective, use Scriptures that we will call SWORD WORDS since The sword of the spirit is the Word of God. (Ephesians 6:17) For example, you can declare over your situation:
The Lord God will never leave me or forsake me. (Hebrews 13:5)
I cannot go from the Spirit of the Lord God or flee from His presence. (Psalm 139:7)
I cannot go from the Spirit of the Lord God or flee from His presence. (Psalm 139:7)
The Lord God is perfecting that which concerns me. (Psalm 138:8)
Go through your Bible to get more Scriptures to speak over your situation or get them from the book SWORD WORDS.
How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 7. Thank God
The Bible tells us Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)
Therefore, since you have made your requests known to God through prayer, thank Him so that His peace can guard your heart and mind.
Thank God for what He has done for you in the past and thank Him in faith for what you believe He will do for you in the future.
You can also thank God because of Who He is. For example, you can say, "I thank You Father God because You are Jehovah Shammah the Lord Who is Present (Ezekiel 48:35) and You will guard my heart and mind with your peace which surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7) so that I stop feeling lonely."
To learn more read The Names and Characteristics of God.
How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 8. Get More Help
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How to Deal with Loneliness as a Christian 9. Do Something Physical
Do something physical to deal with loneliness.
For example you can join a Christian group online or in your local Church. You can also join a group that engages in wholesome activities you enjoy like painting, hiking or playing basketball.
You can also engage in physical selfcare activities like eating a healthy meal, mental selfcare activities like journaling, emotional selfcare activities like diffusing soothing lavender essential oil and spiritual selfcare activities like listening to Christian worship music.
Please share in the comments section how you deal with loneliness as a Christian
