“... [He hath said,] I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that
we may boldly say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear....” 
(Hebrews 13:5-6)

It is utterly amazing that a person can have everything and yet have
nothing. You can have riches, fame, and such things as the heart desires,
but they are nothing when the tides of loneliness splash upon the shore
and seek to overwhelm.
        
Loneliness is something that we all face at one time or another. The
question comes down to how we can deal with it in such a way that it will
not hinder us. Loneliness can cause you to sin and can come forth in many
ways. Loneliness can only be dealt with when we learn what the cause of
it is. It’s main cause is emotionalism and outward circumstances.When
this is recognized, then comes the realization that our own natural bent
towards these ways must be laid aside. Is this easy? No!
        
One picture we have is of Israel when they crossed the Red Sea and
entered the wilderness. They had seen many miracles and God had rescued
them out of the hand of Pharaoh’s army, but this was not enough to keep
them from murmuring and complaining. Faith and trust was lost when
visible circumstances became too much. Their eyes were blinded to God’s
leading. Does this not sound familiar? Loneliness can do this to a
person, for we in ourselves can become paralyzed, totally losing the
vision of Christ. There is an example set forth in Elijah the Prophet (I Kings 19:2-18), a
man of God who had seen and done many things by God’s power. But just let
one woman, “Jezebel” send a threatening letter to him and he flees. He is
found lying in the dirt, crying out to God for Him to take his life.
There’s nothing more to live for. The vision is gone, but he is still
crying out to God. He never lost the sense of God’s presence, but was
just overwhelmed by the apparent circumstances. God was still on the
throne and He only had to show Elijah that this was so.
        
Many times I find myself in the same position and I say to you, “What is
wrong with crying out to God?” If God is in the valleys, then we should
not be afraid to go there, but like the Apostle Paul we hopefully can say
this: “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are
perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken, cast down,
but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord
Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal
flesh (II Corinthians 4:8-10).

Saints, do not despair when you go through times of loneliness or a
valley that leaves you drained, but be cast upon God at all times, for in
Him we are overcomers and children of faith. Let us close with these few
words by A. E. Glover who lost all for the cause of Christ:

Seasons of darkness do not necessarily argue the failure of faith. Often
the very reverse is true, for faith needs to be educated and its
schooling has to be done in the valley of sorrow as well as on the hill
of vision.  (From the book A Thousand Miles Of Miracles In China)
                                                                        
                                                      M. H. G