The Language of Loneliness

Max Lucado

We may relish moments of solitude, but a lifetime of it? No way. Many of us, however, are too fluent in the language of loneliness. 

The kids used to need me…the business once needed me…my spouse never needs me.

Lonely people fight feelings of insignificance. What do you do? How do you cope with such cries for significance?

Some stay busy; others stay drunk. Some buy pets; others buy lovers. Some seek therapy. Yet only a few seek God.

He invites all of us to do so. God’s ultimate cure for the common life takes you to a manger. “…’and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which is translated, ‘God with us’” (Matthew 1:23). There’s no withholding tax on God’s “with” promise. He is with us. God is with us!

孤独的语言

我们可能会享受独处的片刻，但一辈子孤独呢？那就不一样了。然而，我们中间有许多人都太熟悉孤独的感受了。

孩子曾经需要我……企业曾经需要我……我的配偶却从来不需要我。

孤独的人会与自己的渺小感奋战。你会怎么做呢？您如何面对这种期待自己活得有意义的渴望？

有些人把自己的生活安排得很忙，有些人用酒精来痳痺自己，有些人买宠物来养，有些人去找第二春，有些人寻求心理上的治疗。然而只有少数人寻求上帝。

祂邀请我们每个人，接受祂对平凡生活的终极治疗。祂要带我们来到一个马槽旁，告诉我们： 「……『他们要给祂起名叫以马内利’，翻译过来就是『神与我们同在』」（太 1:23）。上帝的应许并不征收预扣税，祂要我们知道，祂与我们同在。你不必被孤独所困，因为神与你同在。