Everyone feels lonely at times. In fact, loneliness began in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve a married couple experienced separation from God and each other. Sin s entrance into the world created loneliness. The remedy, says Jayne V. Clark, is not what fills the void, but Who fills the void. Clark helps us to understand that our union with Christ leads to our union with one another. Believers are a family, the bride of Christ, and, just like siblings and spouses, we have the power to impact our own loneliness and to lessen or intensify the loneliness of others. If your goal is to solve your loneliness, you will end up using people, Clark tells us, but when you seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness (Matt. 6:33), you will end up loving people.

Loneliness

Jayne V. Clark

New Growth Press

"Author Jayne V. Clark shares her journey of discovering that singleness is not the cause of loneliness and that the real solution to loneliness does not lie in marriage or in any human relationship, but in our relationship with God"--

Struggling Through Singleness: Help for the Journey

Are you a single adult who sometimes feels isolated, vulnerable, and alone? Like everyone else you want to be known and understood; you don't want to feel invisible. You want to be included and cared about. You don't want to be lonely; you want to be connected to someone. So how do you find the intimacy and relationship you desire? In CCEFs Single and Lonely: Finding the Intimacy You Desire, Jayne V. Clark, an experienced counselor, explains that the remedy for loneliness isn't a change in your circumstances; it's a relationship with a person: Jesus Christ. As your relationship with him deepens, you will be able to use the practical strategies outlined here to move toward people in genuine love. All the New Growth Press minibooks in our Christian bookstore offer gospel-centered hope for everyday issues like parenting, marriage, and personal change. These easy-to-read discipleship and biblical counseling resources tackle lifes toughest issues in 30 minutes or less. Minibooks are frequently used by pastors and ministry leaders to help others apply biblical wisdom to specific life issues. Churches, biblical counseling ministries, and missional organizations make the minibooks available in their acrylic display cases to further discipleship and gospel-centered living.

Single and Lonely: Finding the Intimacy You Desire

Arguments. Betrayal. Inattention. Some of the reasons that relationships shatter. Anger. Confusion. Hurt. Frustration. Some of what we feel when a relationship falls apart. We all have experienced how hard relationships can be in this broken world. Experienced counselor Jayne Clark unpacks the issues that can lead to a broken relationship and then guides readers to a deeper trust in Christ--the one who died so that our relationship with God could be restored. You can look to him, the friend who sticks closer than a brother, and ask him for wisdom, help, and the ability to forgive. As you trust in him, no matter the outcome of your relationship struggles, you can be confident that God is good, that he is in this with you, and that he will use it for your good and his glory.

Healing Broken Relationships: What to Do When You've Been Hurt

Parenting & Relationships

Family Relationships

Tori the turtle feels all alone. She has just moved to a new pond and a new school with her family and it seems like everyone has a friend except her. Her teacher notices she feels alone and helps her remember Jesus is always her friend and then along the way she makes some new friends. The last page contains information for parents on how God, in his Word, helps us turn to Jesus when we are lonely. Together children and parents will be guided into meaningful conversations about living by faith in the details of everyday life. Also included is a tear-out page of Back Pocket Bible Verses that will give children a practical way to remember God's words when they feel all alone. A new series of hardback, illustrated children's books for three-to eight-year-olds--each centered on an animal family--bring gospel help and biblical counsel to families. The animal characters, colorful illustrations, and the real-life issues each animal family face will captivate children. The first three books address anxiety, anger, and failure, bringing biblical help and hope to issues every child faces.

Tori Comes Out of Her Shell: When You Are Lonely (Good News for Little Hearts)

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