Proverbs 14:10
"The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy."
Most 'others' have a rather meager capacity to empathize or feel my sorrows or joys. They try, but we all are so limited and/or busy and preoccupied. Love seeks to break through this but is often so very faint. And so, to a great extent, we live our lives pretty much alone. At the same time we should remember the words of John Milton: "Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named 'not good.'" Thank the Lord for a spouse who is also a best friend. But, sadly, this is not always the case.
BUT, "what a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!...... Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.... Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge - take it to the Lord in prayer! Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In His arms He'll take and shield you; you will find a solace there." He is the friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Praise God, every child of God can say, "I have a very dear friend and I am the undeserving object of His constant and unfailing love." And, remember, Christ understands loneliness; He's been through it.
- dick christen
