Lego Lonely

     Do you ever feel like the lost Lego under the fridge?  Seriously, Legos were designed to connect and one lost Lego is one lonely sight. 
     I don't suppose it's a coincidence that the word "one" is in the middle of the word "lonely." The definitions of the two words are linked to the idea of standing out, standing alone, something we feel more often than we'd like to admit. Our eyes and emotions confirm our aloneness. Singles see couples and assume those couples are happy and connected, filling each other's gaps like Rocky and Adrian.  Unhappy couples assume other couples are more in sync, more of a couple than they are with their own spouses. People without friends see groups and cliques chatting together and make the assumption that more friends or a different friend will fill the keen emptiness they feel.  People separated from family create new families, hoping against hope to dispel the feeling of being disconnected and forgotten.  In our efforts we even over-connect by participating in more social events, more groups, more teams - hoping to alleviate our pangs and bouts of separateness.

     Those heart-wrenching moments of "aloneness" offer us the opportunity to embrace the "intimate nearness" (Jesus Calling) of the Lord's Presence. What a shame that the one relationship capable of filling all our gaps is too often our last resort.  God alone knows our hearts, souls and minds.  Only He offers the understanding and companionship we crave. Only He can feed our need for intimacy. He's too often the Friend we overlook in looking for a friend.

"Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." 

Luke 12:7

"Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name,

He gave the right to become children of God."

John 1:12;

"for, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”

Romans 10:13

Father-Friend, God Who created us with needs so You can fill them; God Who put a thirst to connect in our hearts - We love you and apologize for overlooking You when we're feeling alone.  You're the gap-filler. You're the Love-pourer.  You're the Heart-warmer, Author of all the warm fuzzies we can handle.  You're our Listening Ear, Supportive Shoulder, and Helping Hand. Thank You, Lord, and may we always, only turn to You first.

In the Name of Jesus, Friend of sinners