Is it wrong for me to feel this way?

[Spector]

Sorry if my request seems inferior to what a lot of people are going through right now, but this worries me.

I have gone through a lot of changing in my walk, and feel the closest to the Lord I have ever been. I KNOW in my heart that God is the end all to anything Im going to need in this life, and by clinging as close to Him as I have proves it to me. I KNOW God is the key to true happiness.

But..what is this? ..why, at the end of the day, to I take a moment to breathe, and feel so..lonely, and cold?
Why does my mind tell my heart that God is all I need, and yet my heart tells my mind I'm all alone?
Ive hardly had much of a love life, and thats been the only thing my flesh ever wanted.

Is this ok, the way I feel?

[animeguild53]

always agree with what you think.. because the heart can be deceiving sometimes.. read Jeremiah 17:9.. i experienced the same thing, and it really hurts.. i'll be praying for you!

GODbless brother!

[talitha cumi]

All Christians feel/can feel the way you feel right now..
"the solution is in the problem" so if you feel like you're too far from God, then go back and run to Him.. You might then realize that He's just a step away..
Listen to God's word daily and pay attention to what you have heard "lest you drift away" [Hebrews 2:1] ..You can do it!

I'll be praying too.. Godbless...

[sdzero]

You are not alone because the lord is with you. But even God said it was not good for man to be alone, thus making Eve. God is with you at all times, but you can still be alone onto yourself on the physical level. Do not be troubled by it though, you will find your companion in time and learn to know your full self.

[NothingClever]

I have wrestled with similar issues too. I have found comfort in the fact, as sdzero points out, even God said it's not good for man to be alone so it's not wrong to feel this way. Another passage that I have found helpful is the latter part of 1 Kings 18 through to the end of 19. Fresh off of a great miracle Elijah struggles with loneliness among other things. Hope this helps.

I'll be praying as well.

[freerock1]

Lifting you up in prayer, my brother. Know that you're not alone in this kind of struggle. I would agree with much of what has been said, and would add that this is one reason why it's so important to be rooted in the Word of God. Our feelings are not the Holy Spirit; our feelings are imperfect, and they can lie to us and deceive us. But the Word of God is perfect and never changes. When God says He will never leave nor forsake you, you can rest assured that God will keep this promise.

Be encouraged, my brother.

[Ingemar]

Sorry if my request seems inferior to what a lot of people are going through right now, but this worries me.

I have gone through a lot of changing in my walk, and feel the closest to the Lord I have ever been. I KNOW in my heart that God is the end all to anything Im going to need in this life, and by clinging as close to Him as I have proves it to me. I KNOW God is the key to true happiness.

But..what is this? ..why, at the end of the day, to I take a moment to breathe, and feel so..lonely, and cold?
Why does my mind tell my heart that God is all I need, and yet my heart tells my mind I'm all alone?
Ive hardly had much of a love life, and thats been the only thing my flesh ever wanted.

Is this ok, the way I feel?

The Catholics refer to this as "dark night of the soul." Martin Luther referred to it as "theology of the cross." It is the paradox that the closer one gets to the Lord, the less it seems that He is there.

Our Lord is no stranger to this either. He knew why He was sent and what the outcome would be... and yet, in the Garden of Gethsemane, He trembled in fear. Upon the Cross, Jesus exclaimed "My God, my God, why have you forsaken Me?"

So do not be troubled. If God the Son can feel this way in His passion for us, that you feel this way in your passion for Him only means you are drawing nearer to Him.