Spiritual Loneliness

What Jeremiah Teaches About Standing Alone in Faith

By Jill Briscoe

One of the worst kinds of loneliness is spiritual loneliness. Yet, this loneliness can draw us into a deeper commitment to God.

This is what the Lord says about the men of Anathoth who wanted me dead. They had said, ‘We will kill you if you do not stop prophesying in the Lord’s name’” (Jer. 11:21, NLT).

One of the worst kinds of loneliness is spiritual loneliness. Jeremiah experienced this in his own hometown, Anathoth (Jer. 1:1). No one wanted to hear his message. The townsfolk – his neighbors, friends, and even his own family – hated him. He was crushed when he realized the people closest to him were not about to follow King Josiah’s reforms and return to the Lord.