Psalm 94:14 For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. (NASB)

Is there anything worse than feeling abandoned? While we are infants we need others to feed and care for us. We would not survive if we did not have that level of care. Would it surprise you to discover that never changes in our lives? No one can survive on their own. No one should feel alone.

Genesis 2:18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

We have been dependent on one another since the beginning. I left off yesterday by telling you a little secret, that the world will abandon you. This is not in the sense that you will be left alone but rather that you will not have anyone care for you as God intended. This is the sin nature of abandonment.

Selfish people only care about themselves. The fact that they are in your life only means they are using you for their own selfish interests. If you do not have people in your life that have the love of God within them, they those who are with you serve themselves in some fashion.

People who serve the love of God will always stress the need for a loving relationship with God. It is their new nature, their new heart condition. Do you have people like that in your life? Do you feel the need for that kind of relationship, where others have your best interest at heart?

Remember what I said sin should do? Fearing God, feeling exposed, feeling vulnerable are all signs of abandonment. You can be standing in a crowd and feel that way. Are you alone? That can change.