Most mornings when I walk the dog, I cross paths with a neighbor returning from his morning run. Each time I say, “Good morning!” He never answers.
I walk into work past a group of people chatting and laughing at the front desk. “Good morning!” No response; they continue visiting among themselves.
I have tried to initiate social time with several people from church; I long for friendship with someone who shares a love of God. I don’t hear back.
I send group texts or emails to my siblings and mom, or to my husband and our children trying to generate interaction and to catch up with their busy lives. Often the response is very short or they go unanswered.
Gradually I stop trying. If not for our invisible God, I would be crushingly lonely.
Each day I pour out my heart to Him: my joys, my sorrows, my hopes, desires, dreams, fears. He listens attentively and He responds with great tenderness. He guides, encourages, comforts, laughs with me. He creates beauty in the skies and waits for me to notice and delight in it. He invites me to come to him for even a brief moment during a busy day just to be with Him.
I suspect God has brought me into this lonely desert so that I will seek Him more, move closer to Him and stay there. I am certainly growing in my prayer life and feel more purpose in praying for others.
Among men I am lonely, a little sad. Fading … invisible.
With God I am finding joy and fulfillment. I long to see His face and to be fully in His presence.
I wrote this blog post in the morning, posted it before noon, and this evening God spoke to my heart through the book, In Sinu Jesus – When Heart Speaks to Heart:
There is no need … to go through life isolated, lonely, and friendless. I want to be the faithful companion of their days and of their nights. I want to be their solace and their rest. I want to be their Friend, ever ready to listen to them, to welcome them, to heal them, and renew their hope.
What a beautiful response to my prayer, to my longing. Thank you, LORD.
Coffee with God 