The Path of Loneliness - Preface

This is a topic I have hesitated writing on for various reasons, but I have been blessed and encouraged by others who have willing to open up and be honest about the mutual struggle we share in the pain of loneliness and rejection. For reasons best known to the Lord, the path He has chosen as perfect for me is one of more quietness and solitude. Not, that my life per se is quiet, I live in a family of 10, but when it comes to social interaction or constant interaction with friends, that part of life for me is very small and I have had a fair share of hurt friendships and rejections as well, but they have caused me to turn to the Lord for help and healing. I am going into this subject very aware that there are many different types of rejection and loneliness and that my experiences are minuscule to the types of pain others have gone through. This post is not very eloquent, and the ones following will not be either, but it is my desire to uplift others with the encouragement I have received as well as to share the lessons the Lord has taught in me in times of my acutest loneliness. So let's get to it.