There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. "For whom am I toiling," he asked, "and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?" This too is meaningless- a miserable business! Ecclesiastes 4:8

1. Battling
Loneliness
Part 2

2. Loneliness - the feeling that it is solely up
to me to take care of me because no one
else will.

3. There was a man all alone;
he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.
"For whom am I toiling," he asked,
"and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?"
This too is meaningless- a miserable business!
Ecclesiastes 4:8

4. Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-6

5. Sing to God, sing praise to his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds--
his name is the LORD—
and rejoice before him.
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is
God in his holy dwelling.
God sets the lonely in families,
he leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
Psalm 68:4-6

6. Battling Loneliness
• The church is a family.

7. The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to
be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.“
Genesis 2:18

8. When his father-in-law saw all that Moses
was doing for the people, he said, "What is
this you are doing for the people? Why do
you alone sit as judge, while all these
people stand around you from morning till
evening?"

9. Moses answered him, "Because the people
come to me to seek God's will. Whenever
they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and
I decide between the parties and inform
them of God's decrees and laws."

10. Moses' father-in-law replied, "What you are
doing is not good. You and these people
who come to you will only wear yourselves
out. The work is too heavy for you; you
cannot handle it alone.
Exodus 18:14-18

11. Battling Loneliness
• The church is a family.
• Let others help bear the load.
• Turn to the only One who can satisfy.

12. Let us not give up meeting together, as
some are in the habit of doing, but let us
encourage one another—and all the more
as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:25

13. But he gives us more grace. That is why
Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but
gives grace to the humble.” Submit
yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,
and he will flee from you. Come near to
God and he will come near to you.
James 4:6-8

14. Battling Loneliness
• The church is a family.
• Let others help bear the load.
• Turn to the only One who can satisfy.
• God does understand our loneliness.

15. Seeing then that we have a great High
Priest who has passed through the heavens,
Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
confession. For we do not have a High
Priest who cannot sympathize with our
weaknesses, but was in all points tempted
as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore
come boldly to the throne of grace,that we
may obtain mercy and find grace to help in
time of need.
Hebrews 4:14-16

16. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama
sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God,
why have You forsaken Me?"
Matthew 27:46

17. This is a battle:
oAdmit the problem.
oConsider the causes.
oAccept what cannot be changed.
oAlter what can be changed.
• Help those in this battle.