Lonely People : Biblical Lessons on Understanding and Overcoming Loneliness

by Wiersbe, Warren W.

• ISBN13: 9780801063992
• ISBN10: 080106399X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Baker Books

Summary

Loneliness is our collective malady, a widespread condition that saps the soul and isolates the heart. In Lonely People, Warren W. Wiersbe digs deep into Scripture for intriguing discoveries on the sources and the solution to loneliness.Loneliness, he points out, is a far cry from solitude and lasts much longer than lonesomeness, which ends when people are reunited after being apart. Wiersbe's profound definition, a "malnutrition of the soul that comes from living on substitutes," is the touchstone from which the great Bible expositor begins and ends his message. With the piercing insight Wiersbe is known for, he tells how lonely people are feeding their inner selves with false things, spending money on objects that won't help, and working toward goals that will not satisfy.Set against the backdrop of lonely biblical characters like Cain, Job, and Elijah, this revelatory book shows how God offers each of his children the worthwhile things that satisfy and nourish the inner person. Anyone who feels isolated from God or other people will find what it means to truly commune at the deepest level with the One who made them for a rich, fellowship-filled life.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(2)
The Meaning of Loneliness	9	(10)
Cain: The Loneliness of Sin	19	(9)
Job: The Loneliness of Suffering	28	(11)
Moses: The Loneliness of Service	39	(10)
Elijah: The Loneliness of Self Pity	49	(12)
Mary and Martha: The Loneliness of Sorrow	61	(10)
The Older Brother: The Loneliness of Stubbornness	71	(9)
Jesus Christ: The Answer to Loneliness	80	(9)
The Comforter	89	(8)
The People of God	97	(8)
Memory, Mortality, and Mercy	105