‘Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord ,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.” Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!” ‘ 1 Kings 19:4-5 (NLT)
‘He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”’ Matthew 26:39 (NLT)
‘Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The Lord brought us up out of Egypt’? But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.” Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”’ Judges 6:11-14 (NLT)
When I arrived in the United States in 1990, I started to criticize myself for leaving my family, my profession, my friends, and my home church and coming halfway around the globe to an unknown situation. But I decided neither to isolate myself nor to let bitterness take residence in my mind. I decided to work two jobs and also to not miss church. I helped friends paint their houses and took care of the elderly, even though I had no clue about caring for disabled people.
Do not isolate yourself when life is hard and hurtful. Pray as Jesus prayed when He was in the Garden of Gethsemane, when all His disciples left Him by Himself in the hands of the enemy. Remember, Gideon isolated himself when he felt inadequate, saying (in effect), “I am nobody.” But God sent His angel and lifted him from obscurity. Elijah was lonely in the cave, but the presence of God came to him there.
Confess your situation, and talk to the Lord throughout the day. Stay connected with your heavenly Father. He can be your closest friend and comfort you. His presence will come to you where you are. He is involved in your life, even when you are discouraged.
from Supernatural Solutions For Your Emotions