Recuerda que tú no estás solo,-a. "El Señor, Él es el que va contigo, Él no te fallará ni te desamparará. Se fuerte y valiente." Jesús prometió a Sus discípulos: "He aquí que yo estoy con vosotros siempre." No importa si tu no puedes sentir Su presencia. Él está allí, nunca para olvidarte un minuto.
Da gracias. En horas de mi mayor soledad he sido animada por la promesa de 2 Corintios 4:17,18, "Porque esta leve tribulación momentánea produce en nosotros un cada vez más excelente y eterno peso de gloria; no mirando nosotros las cosas que se ven, sino las que no se ven. " Esto es algo para agradecer a Dios. Esta misma soledad, que parece un peso, será ampliamente excedida por la gloria.
Rechaza la autocompasión. Recházala absolutamente. Es una cosa mortal con el poder para destruirte. Vuelve tus pensamientos hacia Cristo, quien ya ha llevado tus dolores y tristezas.
Acepta tu soledad como una etapa del viaje que te lleva a Dios. No siempre va a durar.
Ofrece tu soledad a Dios, como el niño ofreció a Jesús sus cinco panes y dos peces. Dios puede transformar esto para el bien de otros.
Haz algo por otra persona. No importa quién o dónde te encuentres, hay algo que tú puedes hacer, alguien que te necesita. Ora para que tú puedas ser un instrumento de la paz de Dios, que donde haya soledad puedas traer gozo."
Por Elisabeth Elliot
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Loneliness...?
"Be still and know that He is God...
When you are lonely, too much stillness is exactly the thing seems to be laying waste your soul. Use that stillness to quiet your heart before God. Get to know Him. If He is God, He is still in charge.
Remember that you are not alone. "The Lord, He it is that doth go with thee, He will not fail thee neither forsake thee. Be strong and of good courage." Jesus promised His disciples, "Lo, I am with you always."Never mind if you cannot feel His presence. He is there, never for one minute forgetting you.
Give thanks. In times of my greatest loneliness I have been lift it up by the promise of II Corinthians 4:17,18,"For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, because we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen." This is something to thank God for. This loneliness itself, which seems a weight, will be far outweighed by glory.
Refuse self-pity. Refuse it absolutely. It is a deadly thing with power to destroy you. Turn your thoughts to Christ who has already carried your griefs and sorrows.
Accept your loneliness as one stage of the journey that brings you to God. It will not always last.
Offer up your loneliness to God, as the little boy offered to Jesus his five loaves and two fish. God can transform it for the good of others.
Do something for somebody else. No matter who or where you are, there is something you can do, somebody who needs you. Pray that you may be an instrument of God's peace, that where is loneliness you may bring joy."
By Elisabeth Elliot
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