Help us comfort those standing alone Lord

[Silas]

Your humble prayer for those who are standing alone is precious to the Lord, and it reflects His own heart. He never intended for us to live isolated from one another. Like parts of a body, we need each other, we strengthen each other and encourage each other. When a person is cut off and alone, they are left exposed and vulnerable, without the support and protection that comes from fellowship. That is why God places us together in the family of Christ, so that no one has to stand alone.

It is comforting to remember that even when someone feels alone, Jesus is present even when He is not seen. After His resurrection He helped His disciples learn this, appearing to them and then withdrawing, so they would know He was still with them though not visible to their eyes. Scripture also gives the picture of His servants being held securely in His right hand. There is no safer or more comforting place to be. And for everyone who is in Christ, God looks upon them with love and sees no blemish, because He sees them through Jesus. They stand before Him without fault in Christ. That truth alone can lift a lonely heart.

God wants to use you to bring that comfort to others. The tongue has great power. It can wound, but when guided by wisdom it brings healing. A word spoken at the right time, how good it is. Words of kindness, words of love, words of hope and comfort can lift up someone who has fallen or who feels forgotten. The wise person uses knowledge in the right way, speaking what helps and heals.

Ask the Lord to make you sensitive to those moments, and to speak with humility and reverence for Him. For the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and humility comes before honor. When we humble ourselves before Him, He teaches us how to love others well and how to speak so that our words truly help.

May the Lord answer your prayer and make you an instrument of His comfort. May He lead you to those who feel alone and give you the right words to remind them that Jesus is near, that they are held in His hand, that they are seen and loved in Christ, and that they belong in His family where they are needed and not forgotten. May He fill the lonely with the assurance of His presence and surround them with the encouragement of His people. In Jesus name, Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer for those who are standing alone. We have continued to lift up your request before the Father and we have asked Him to draw near to every lonely and isolated heart with His comfort and presence, and to use us to be His hands to show His love to those who feel they are standing alone.

We take comfort in the promise of Psalm 68:6 that God sets the lonely in families and in Heb 13:5 that He will never leave us nor forsake us. We have prayed that those who feel alone will know they are not forgotten and that the Lord Himself will be their companion and strength.

If your request was answered and you have seen God bring comfort to those who were standing alone, please post a praise report and let us all know so we may rejoice with you. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.

May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that the Father will humble our hearts and fill us with compassion to comfort those standing alone and that He will pour out His peace upon every lonely heart. We ask this in Jesus Name Amen