{"id":842,"date":"2025-10-18T00:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=842"},"modified":"2025-10-17T20:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T03:11:16","slug":"standing-on-the-promises-loneliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/standing-on-the-promises-loneliness\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing on the Promises: Loneliness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>A Precious Promise:\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><b><u>Loneliness<\/u><\/b><br \/>\n<i>&#8220;I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty<\/i>.&#8221; 2 Corinthians 6:18<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Thoughts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have God Almighty as our Father.<\/li>\n<li>We have the Holy Spirit, our Helper, dwelling inside of us.<\/li>\n<li>We have Jesus&#8217; promise that He will return for us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever&#8211;the Spirit of truth,&#8221;(<\/em>Words of Jesus)\u00a0 John 14:16<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n&#8220;I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you.&#8221;(<\/em>Words of Jesus) John 14:18<\/p>\n<p>We have no reason to be lonely! We are not ever alone!<\/p>\n<p>So, today let&#8217;s :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shed our feelings of loneliness.<\/li>\n<li>Tell God that we are so thankful that we are His children.<\/li>\n<li>Thank Him for sending His Spirit to dwell inside of us.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on the blessed hope of Jesus&#8217; return for us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Prayer: <\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nDear God,<br \/>\nAs a Believer, I see from Your word that I am never alone, because I have You, Jesus and the Holy Spirit with me always. I am so thankful for that knowledge, God.<\/p>\n<p>Please, help me to remember these promises daily so if I should ever start to feel lonely, I will be reminded to look to You, read Your word and know that I am never alone.<\/p>\n<p>Thank You Father. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Precious Promise:\u00a0Loneliness &#8220;I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.&#8221; 2 Corinthians 6:18 Thoughts: We have God Almighty as our Father. We have the Holy Spirit, our Helper, dwelling inside of us. 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