The Stalker

Some folks call him Loneliness, but I call him The Stalker. Why? Because he preys on those who, for whatever reasons, find themselves all alone. And this agent of Satan never quits.

His most relentless assaults are at night when everything gets quiet. No matter how one tries to resist, he continues his brutal onslaught by wrapping sleazy fingers around his victim’s heart until they feel sure they are going to die. It’s impossible to fall asleep.

To escape, the victim becomes willing to do whatever it takes to make the pain go away. Some will drown themselves in hours of late night television, but that often leads to unholy cravings that demand to be satisfied. Eventually these cravings, if pursued, will lead into an immoral trap.

Lack of sleep can lead to alcohol or drug addiction which may eventually cost a lonely person their job. Other lonely souls turn to food to bring comfort, but overeating leads to another type of addiction, and food addiction leads to obesity and often a premature death.

Beloved, I can identify, for I was once a bitter, overweight mother who cried myself to sleep every night and often took my frustrations out on my fatherless children. I eventually closed my curtains, locked my doors and became a recluse. But the Stalker was still there, slowly destroying me, body and soul.

Then Jesus came.  He said He would be my partner, and He began to fill that void left by my earthly companion. Isaiah 54:5 “For your Maker is your husband. The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.” (NKJV)  He led me to a good church family and reminded my every day to stay active with my children and friends.  Psalm 68:5-6 “A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. God sets the solitary in families.” (NKJV) He suggested that I find others who were lonely and be a friend to them. He insisted that I keep myself healthy in body, mind and spirit, all of which are prerequisites for battle with the adversary.

Did I fail? Many times! But He picked me up and pointed me in the right direction again.

Best of all, He knew that I needed an earthly companion. Genesis 1: 27-28 teaches that God saw that it was not good for man to be alone, so he formed and gave him a helper, which was Eve. So, He eventually provided a wonderful Christian husband to fill the void in my life, and to be a great Daddy to my children.

That’s when I said good-by to the Stalker!

Beloved, please pass this on to someone you know who is lonely.---Rebecca Somoskey (www.bearwallowblessings.com)