When I feel sad and lonely
Do you remember what happened to TREE in the story at the beginning? How TREE lost all its family and friends? Remember how TREE felt?
(Take another look at TREE's story.)
Everyone gets sad and feels alone sometimes.
We feel like we don’t matter. Like no one cares.
But God sees us! He cares!
God has not forgotten the one who is hurting.
He has not turned away from his suffering.
He has not turned his face away from him.
He has listened to his cry for help.
— Psalm 22:24
God comforts you when you are sad.
To be comforted means knowing that you are not alone.
God won’t always stop the sad and lonely times.
But when you believe in Jesus, you know the sadness will pass. You will be happy again.
Even when you feel small, God is with you.
Even when you feel you aren’t important, God loves you. You matter to him.
You can trust God with anything and everything!
GOD CARES WHEN YOU ARE SAD
Elijah was God’s prophet. A prophet is someone who gives God’s messages to others. Elijah loved God and always did what God told him.
The king of Israel, Ahab, and his wife, Jezebel, were bad people. Elijah told them that what they were doing was wrong, Queen Jezebel hated Elijah for saying this.
She wanted to kill him. This made Elijah very scared. He ran away to the desert to save his life. He felt lonely and sad. Elijah lay down under a bush and went to sleep.
God knew what Elijah was feeling. So he sent an angel to feed Elijah. The food and water made him strong. Elijah walked to Horeb, the mountain of God. It took 40 days and nights. When Elijah got there, God spoke to him. Then Elijah felt better. He knew that God saw him. He knew that God cared when he was sad and lonely.
Let someone know
Have you ever felt like Elijah? Have you ever felt sad and lonely? Do you feel that bad things just keep happening to you?
When you are sad, don’t hide it. Let someone know. Talking about it will make you feel better. Your family and friends can only comfort you if they know!
Write the name of someone you can talk to:
God would also love to hear from you!
Take some time and write a letter to God or draw him a picture. Tell him what makes you sad and how alone it makes you feel.
Dear God,
Thank you for comforting me when I am sad. Help me remember that I can come to you when things get hard. That you will take care of me.
Amen