Alone

My dear brothers and Sisters, have you ever felt alone or forsaken? It is a true test of our Christian courage. It is a time when we need to dig down into the depth of what faith we have and to rely on it. When we are feeling alone it is then that we understand the principles from scripture of absolute faith. We do not have a blind faith, blindly believing in anything. Absolute faith is real trust that God is there to support us and sometimes that is only challenged when we feel alone and forsaken. Absolute faith is allowing God to really take control. We often say that God is in control of our lives, but do we really believe it? Is God in control of every moment and part of our life? It is that faith that a child has that his father will catch him when he jumps. Unfortunately we can lose this absolute faith, yet we had it when we were baptised. As we get older we tend to start over-analyzing situations and instead of just jumping like the child, we worry about the distance and this makes us anxious. It is the same with our Father. We say we want to do His will but still try to explain situations to Him. When we understand and believe that God is in control, it will change our perspective in life, because we may feel alone but we are never alone.

A question we need to ask ourselves is, Will God ever forsake us? God knows we have trials and temptations and that we need Him (Deut 4:31). He remembers His oath and promises to us. The world might abandon us but God never will (Deut 31:6). He encourages us to be strong because one of the manifestations of feeling alone is fear. If we truly believe that God and Jesus are with us all the time and that the angels encamp around us, we need never fear, it is a waste of brain space. It requires faith to say that God will never forsake us. It is easy to say it until we are in a situation where we feel alone. We need to understand that we have nothing to worry about because whatever happens is God’s will. Yet there is a condition for God never forsaking us. We must truly trust and seek Him (Psa 9:10). If we don’t want to be alone we never will be. The decision is entirely ours to make (2 Chron 15,2). Sadly we often turn to men who forsake us or we rely on our own strength. We need to remember that no matter what others think of us, God will always be there to receive us.

Bro Moses Dhlakama (Rimbi, Zimbabwe)