(12) Embrace the longing – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

TWELVE. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Embrace the Longing As women, we often think that we should not long for (ahem) companionship. We think that good women who have given their lives to God and have committed themselves to serving God and have called God the lover of their souls should not feel …

(11) Let go of sexual abuse – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways

ELEVEN. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Let go of sexual abuse One of my roommates in College believed that most people in Africa were sexually abused as children (by close family members). When she first told me this, I was shocked, and could not agree with her. But as I get older and …

(10) Stop having sex – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways

TEN.  (57 Ways to  Beat Loneliness & Depression) Stop having sex. (if you’re not married) There is nothing on this side of death (so I’m told) that is as pleasurable as sex. It feels great, it makes you feel connected, it relieves stress…it’s an all around good time. The thing about sex is that it …

(9) Stop blaming God – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways

NINE. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Stop blaming God God is a good God, and he said he will not withhold any good thing from you, and he also said that he who finds a wife finds a good thing… God only wants good things for you. No he does not control whether you …

(8) Let past mistakes go – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

EIGHT. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Let past mistakes go We all have past mistakes. Things we could have done better, people we could have treated better, choices we could have made but didn’t. It’s time to let it go, and live in the moment. You can’t change the past, only the present. Forgive …

(7) Find your purpose – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

SEVEN. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Find out your purpose in life You are here for a reason, what is that reason? Don’t tell me you don’t know, and you have no way of knowing… What is it that gets you excited? What is it that if you never got paid for it, you …

(6) Imagine death – Beat loneliness | 57 ways

SIX. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Imagine death Imagine you had one week left to live on this earth, what would you do differently from what you are doing now? What would you finally start doing? What would you finally quit doing? Who would you spend time with? Who would you call? What …

(4) Stop Praying about it – Beat loneliness

FOUR. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Stop praying about it Yes I believe in prayer, and yes I know it’s important to pray about what concerns you…but too many times we use “prayer” as an excuse to complain. Not only do we complain to people, but we complain to God (as if He’s the …