Do you think Jesus was lonley?

Question

As a Christian, I am very isolated and very alone.
It has crossed my mind that our Lord may too, have suffered with lonleyness by His unique position in the world. I wonder if anyone else has the experience to answer this question in a way which is humbling and honest. Thank you. col <><

Answer 1

You know, Colin, I have wondered this myself.

Because Jesus had no peer and no equal, there must have been much that he simply could not get across to others. And since he was man as well as God, it seems possible that he desired human fellowship, human understanding.

I simply cannot say, because I didn't know him in the flesh.

One thing I do know is that he had absolute faith that God understood him, and he spent a lot of time in prayer. In this, it seems unlikely that he was lonely, since he was positive that his Father was always there listening to and guiding him. I would suggest that you seek comfort and guidance in prayer as well. If you are certain God is listening, he will ease your sense of isolation.

Still, since Jesus was man too, I have wondered if he often felt isolated, due to the fact that he was so different from everyone else on earth. Moreover, people swarmed around him, but they swarmed for his counsel and his healing and his guidance. I wonder how often he was asked, "How are you?" Although he was provided human comforts--his feet were washed with tears; his head was anointed with oil. In this, people loved him and acknowledged that he may derive some sort of goodness from their acts of kindness.

If you are isolated and very alone, you should seek fellowship. Don't make the mistake of thinking that you are Christ. (Just a word of caution, which I'm sure you're aware of.) That is, you have your uniqueness, but you aren't THAT unique, as Christ was.

And yet you are perfectly justified to take comfort in things that you know Jesus underwent...things that you undergo as a person and that he underwent as a person and as God.

If you need a friend, email me. I'll be happy to talk to you and be your friend.

God bless.

Answer 2

There is a record of him dispairing and feeling very alone - in the garden before the arrest. And its true that he would have felt somewhat seperate from the others - he was the only one to be truely tapped into God at the time, and sometimes his disciples just didn't get what he was saying.

Are you really isolated and alone as a Christian? or is it that you feel isolate and alone - and want to try and find some deep meaning within that?

Get up out of that chair!

Get involved with the community!

Go help people and stop focussing on yourself and then you'll find you are not so very alone anymore.

Answer 3

I will first say that i have strong atheist leanings, however I feel that my questioning of faith and the times i had such faith allow me to adequately answer your question.

I am sorry for you that you feel so alone, and especially feel its a result of your faith. I think a true following of Christs teachings in no way dictates it to be a lonely path.

I can assume much of your percieved lonliness is through not EVERYONE agreeing with or sharing your views, and that makes you feel left out.

You may be doing something wrong. Christianity IS a communal religion. It is something with your personality or how you portray yourself and possibly your faith that seperates you from others(sorry if that is harsh, but it is a guess from the info provided in your querry)

I have freinds that share my ideals and ones who strongly disagree. I dont push away or get pushed away by those disagreeing because I, personally, dont slather my ideology onto others, constantly.

With the assumption Jesus is real (and boy am i in trouble) i really dont think he was or is lonely. Someone who is unconditional love incarnate cannot possibly be alone.

Answer 4

Sometimes I feel that way as well, even when I am around other people...I just remember that as long as I have the Lord I am never alone and I don't ever have to be lonely. Jesus is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

Answer 5

yes yes yes
i say this ernestly because i've been and sometimes find myself in your shoes. Jesus had his most visible & IMO memorable bouts of lonliness when He was on the Mount of Olives and when HE was on the Cross. I think the Cross is the most significant. He was abondonded by God, thankfully becuase Jesus suffered as He did - we will never been truly alone.

funny the last time i felt alone (dramatically) was probably 2 years ago - i was sitting there feeling sad for myself - oh me oh my i'm by myself and started this pity party.... then i realized, looked up and said -- Good Night Jesus - it was a wonderful feeling. not saying that from time to time i still don't revert but nothing like the overly dramatic one. it was almost as if satan was trying to get me to revert to my "party life" something i walked away from years ago.

i try to remember Christs Cross moment when i feel really down. it helps me.

Answer 6

Ask the Lord to fill you with the Holy Spirit, with the manifestation
of speaking in tongues. I did and it took all the loneliness away.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
9-14-6

According to Acts 2;4

Answer 7

Jesus had a rich life with all his friends and family but often no one could understand what he was saying so perhaps that gave him a slight lonely feeling.

Right before the Crucifixion, abandoned by all, he must have felt lonely but he continued to pray.

Answer 8

You're not alone my friend..just on the path less travelled....
Read: The Saint Must Walk Alone...here:
http://www.apprising.org/archives/2005/10/the_saint_must.html

I do recommend this website...Apprising Ministries

Answer 9

Yes, he was.
Please feel relieve and happy by thinking that you are only lonely but nobody cruxify you. As such, he showed you all the truths of a life by his life. Have you ever thought of the pains and sufferings he had when you see the cross in the church and felt lightening your burdens compare with his?

Answer 10

My happiness is not of this world. So I occasionally feel lonely, but only because others do not share with me my joy. But I still have a body and interacts with others, and can teach them my joy for life. To answer your question, I am not lonely, but have found a happiness within myself. It is made blissful because it is me, and since it is made by me, no one can take that away.