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To: NW_Trader who wrote (23156)	6/2/2001 5:11:51 PM
From: TATRADER	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 59879

I am going to try inserting a spiritual message once a week on this thread, dealing with issues of life today...These articles are written by me, and deal with my full-time commitment to God and a good-sized congregation.....Remember trading is my hobby, a diversion from my everyday work...Like golf or hunting, or shopping for many of you..... Today, we discuss LONELINESS: Some people believe an epidemic of loneliness is sweeping our country. A survey by Psychology Today found 50% of those surveyed felt lonely during a given month.Why the increase? One reason offered for this epidemic of loneliness is the fragmentation of family networks. Families are more geographically scattered than in the past thereby making companionship, support, and comfort less available. Another reason for loneliness is the prevalence of divorce which often creates isolation from friends. Singles are often lonely as they search for the right person to share their life. One thing we’re going to have to realize first and foremost is that everyone is at one time or another lonely. When Jesus Christ went to the cross of Calvary, his Heavenly Father left him alone to suffer the penalty for the sins of the world. At that point, he was lonely. But you know I’m happy that Jesus went through that lonely death on the cross. Because he did, my sins have been paid for in full, and I am never again isolated from God’s presence in my life. Nevertheless, feelings of loneliness still strike. How can I overcome these feelings? One way God tells us to handle loneliness is found in Genesis 2:8. It says there, “it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” God did not like the idea of Adam being alone. So He gave Adam a friend, a wife named Eve. We all need relationships, we are a relationship people. And that’s what is so nice about a Christian congregation. A Christian congregation provides you with a group of people to talk to, to share your life. Why not get involved in a Christian congregation? Another way to cope with loneliness is to fill your day with constructive activities. In Ephesians 5:15 it says, “Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” You might read a good book, write letters, go exercise at the local health club, do some project around the house. But by far the best way to handle loneliness is to think about a person. And his name is Jesus. Jesus says, “Lo, I will be with you always, even to the end of the world.” Jesus is there for us when we’re happy, sad, in a crowd, or all alone. He is there for us when we have done wrong. And we can be sure of this because he once died and rose again to pay the penalty for our sins which had isolated us from God. So you see, we are never really alone!