Several years ago, my family and I went spelunking (i.e., we explored a cave). We each wore battery-operated headlamps as we hiked and at times, crawled, deep into the belly of the cave. At one point, we thought it would be “fun” to turn off all our headlamps at the same time. “3-2-1,” we counted down and switched them off.
I had never experienced such complete darkness before. I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face! I knew I wasn’t alone, but in that moment, I had a slight moment of panic. A thought crept in: “What if all our batteries died, and our headlamps didn’t turn back on? How would we ever get out?”
Of course, that didn’t happen, and I could hear everyone’s voices and hold my daughter’s hand. But in the darkness, my feelings (and fears) spoke louder than the facts.
Loneliness can feel that way, too.
One of the most confusing aspects of loneliness is that you can feel alone, even in a crowd. You can be surrounded by people and still feel isolated, alone, and invisible. That’s why it’s so important that we separate what we feel from what we know. God’s Word tells us that we’re never alone—even if it feels like we are. He is always with us, even when it’s hard to see him or know what’s going on.
Let’s turn on the light to what God’s Word says when we feel alone.
20 Bible Verses for When You Feel Alone
1. Exodus 33:14 (ESV)
“My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
2. Deuteronomy 31:6 (ESV)
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
3. Joshua 1:5 (ESV)
“No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.”
4. 1 Samuel 12:22 (ESV)
“For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.”
5. Psalm 23:4 (ESV)
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
6. Psalm 34:17–19 (ESV)
“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”
7. Psalm 34:18 (ESV)
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
8. Psalm 46:1 (ESV)
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
9. Psalm 68:5–6 (ESV)
“Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.”
10. Psalm 73:23 (ESV)
“Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.”
11. Psalm 139:17–18 (ESV)
“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.”
12. Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
13. Isaiah 49:15–16 (ESV)
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.”
14. Matthew 28:20 (ESV)
“Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
15. John 14:16 (ESV)
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.”
16. John 14:18 (ESV)
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”
17. John 14:27 (ESV)
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
18. 2 Timothy 4:16–17 (ESV)
“At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.”
19. Hebrews 13:5–6 (ESV)
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say,“The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
20. Revelation 3:20 (ESV)
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
What Should You Do When You Feel Alone?
In our loneliness, our instinct is often to withdraw, isolate further, and sink deeper into darkness. But that only intensifies what we’re feeling.
Instead, we need light. If you’re feeling alone right now, you need the light of God’s truth to shine on your situation. God’s Word promises “I will never leave you or forsake you” (Heb 13:5). And God cannot lie.
That means that even if the lights go out, and you find yourself in the darkness, you’re not alone. God is with you, and he promises to always be with you! Turn to God’s Word and pray. Let it shine its truth into your situation and life, so that your eyes can see him.
He is Emmanuel. God with us.
Cara
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