1. Psalm
“For my days pass away like smoke,     and my bones burn like a furnace. My heart is struck down like grass and has withered;     I forget to eat my bread. Because of my loud groaning     my bones cling to my flesh. I am like a desert owl of the wilderness,     like an owl of the waste places…”

2. The Burden of Loneliness

3. The Burden of Loneliness
“The world’s most common mental health problem” “One of the most universal sources of human suffering.”

4. The Burden of Loneliness
Sociologist Robert Weiss estimates that a quarter of the American population feels extremely lonely during a given month.
(Christian Counseling, Gary Collins, page 93)

5. God and Human Interaction
God knew man needed a relationship (Genesis )
God created a helper (Genesis 2.20)
God ordained the marriage relationship (Genesis )

6. Biblical Loneliness David felt alone. (Psalm 25.16) Psalm 102.3-6
Jeremiah describes the lonely city. (Lamentations 1.1)
Sometimes people want to be alone:
Jesus (Matthew ; Mark )

7. “My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me.” (Psalm 22.1)
Jesus’ Loneliness
“My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me.” (Psalm 22.1)

8. Faith in Christ and Laying Down the Burden of Loneliness
…laid down through prayer.
"The soul that is growing in holiness is the least lonely when it is most alone." (F. Andrew)
“Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5.17)

9. Faith in Christ and Laying Down the Burden of Loneliness
…laid down through prayer.
“…men always ought to pray and not lose heart.” (Luke 18.1)
“Casting all of your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5.7)

10. Faith in Christ and Laying Down the Burden of Loneliness
…laid down through service.
"Many Christians suffer from loneliness because they are sitting instead of serving." (Croft M. Pentz, The Complete Book of Zingers)
(Acts )

11. Faith in Christ and Laying Down the Burden of Loneliness
…laid down through dependence.
"Loneliness is being unaware of the One who is with us everywhere." (Croft M. Pentz, The Complete Book of Zingers)
(Hebrews )

12. Faith in Christ and Laying Down the Burden of Loneliness
…laid down through prayer. …laid down through service. …laid down through dependence.