Loneliness by Elmer Towns

Author:Elmer Towns [Towns, Elmer L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-7684-0515-6
Publisher: Destiny Image, Inc.

CORE PROBLEM:

We are lonely when we have lost our bearings of where we are in life, or we’ve lost our directions of where we’re going.

CORE SOLUTION:

Find God’s purpose for your life and begin making small decisions that will move you toward that goal.

A highway stretched from Egypt to the Promised Land; it was called the King’s Highway because it was maintain by the kings of Egypt. The highway brought commerce and prosperity to Egypt. The King’s Highway had a beautiful setting, running along the edge of the Mediterranean Sea; there was water, food, and places to camp each night. When Israel left Egypt to head for the Promised Land, it was only logical that they followed the King’s Highway.

But God did not lead His people in the logical way; “… God did not lead them on the highway that went to the Philistines, although that was the straightest road to the Promised Land” (Exod. 13:17, authors’ translation).

The Shekinah cloud took a right turn and headed into the desert. Probably every Jew wondered what was happening. As they left the firm roadbed of the King’s Highway to wade into the sands of the desert, they probably asked, “Does God know where He’s going?” Sometimes, God may lead you on a questionable path; not in the direction you expected. God may lead you the “long” way to a destination. When God leads away from comfort … and friends … and a good job … and money … His people question what’s happening.

When God leads away from the main highway, He has a plan that you don’t know about. So, trust His leadership. God knows what you don’t know and He wants you to trust His wisdom and direction.

There was a reason why the Shekinah cloud didn’t stay on the King’s Highway for the straightest road to the Promised Land. The fierce, war-like Philistines occupied the Promised Land, and God knew that His slave people were not ready to fight them in battle. God knew His people were not courageous, and “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt” (Exod. 13:17). So, the next time God leads you away from prosperity, and He takes you into “the valley of the shadow of death,” trust Him. Maybe God knows you will turn back, or “give up the faith.” Maybe God knows there’s a battle out there that’s too big to win. In love, God leads you away from disaster, even though it looks like the road ahead is rough and rocky.

Most lost people don’t know they’re lost until an emergency happens. Then they begin to complain and cry out to God. What kind of emergency? They run out of water, or they have no food, or they run into robbers or their car gets stuck in a ditch. Then they’re lost … lonely … and scared, then they cry out to God. Are you lost and lonely?

Most lost people don’t know they’re lost until it’s too late; they arrive at the wrong destination, or they end up in a walled canyon.

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