How I wish I had understood in my 20s and 30s that loneliness can be the call of God, corralling me, that He might draw me to Himself.  So much heartache and self doubt I could have avoided.  For the evil one badgers us in these times with:  unwanted, unworthy, undesirable.  When we are lonely or without people to be with he will drown out God’s voice with any chaos, static or distraction we will fall for.  The Lord says come away with me (Song of Solomon 2:10, 8:14), I have tender things I want to say to you  (Hosea 2:14) and I have found His voice to be so soft and gentle that I must lean in to hear it.  Jesus learned this way before I did, for He often withdrew to lonely places to interact with His Father (Luke 5:17).  Now that I understand this piece of my life with God, I find it easier to embrace my loneliness.  In response, He is taking me deeper, richer, fuller into life with Him.

Pay attention to your lonely  times.  Do not run from them or be quick to fill them with tasks or people.  Pause and ask the Lord if the feeling is Him.  Lean in with faith for He always has deeper, richer and fuller life in Himself for you and loneliness is one of His doorways.