Talk Together
Family conversations with God’s Word.
Have you ever been picked last for a team? How did that make you feel?
It feels great to be picked first, but being picked last is a completely different story. It can make us feel like no one cares, and it can make us feel very alone.
The Bible doesn’t say our lives will be easy when we follow Jesus. In fact, Jesus told His disciples in John 16:33 they would have trouble. They had times they were sad, felt lonely and felt like everyone was against them. But the Bible has some good news for us!
Let’s read what the Apostle Paul tells us about God. Can you help me find Romans 8, verse 31-34? The book of Romans is in the New Testament.
ESV
"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God Who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us."
What does it mean that God is for us?
God did everything needed to be done for us to have a relationship with Him. He gave His very own Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for us and our sins. When we receive by faith Jesus’ gift of salvation, there is nothing that can separate us from God’s love. There is no grief, trouble, hard time, bully or hatred that can make a wall between God and us.
When life is hard, things don’t go our way, or we feel left out and lonely, God promised He would be with us. He knows we will struggle, and He is with us wherever we are and whatever we are going through.
When we are sad because we lost a close friend or family member, God is with us.
When we feel like we don’t fit in, God is with us.
When we can’t do what our friends do, God is with us.
When we are left out by friends, God is with us.
It can be hard when we feel all alone, left out or forgotten. Whatever the circumstance, the truth is God is with you in the loneliness. He knows your pain and how much you hurt. He knows every detail of what is going on in your life and loves you more than you can imagine.