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Are you lonely? You're in good company! For many, lonely feelings come and go. For others, loneliness is ongoing and agonizing. Yet no matter what category you're in, there is hope. You're not alone. In this short, practical book, biblical counselor Lou Priolo helps you to assess your own experience, get to the root of your loneliness, and do some rethinking on this topic--because the way you think about being alone affects the way you feel about being alone. Writing with encouragement and understanding, he shows you how to deepen your communion with God and become more aware of his constant indwelling presence. Not only that, but he also lays out a number of concrete, workable steps you can take to overcome loneliness and enjoy deeper relationships with the people around you. Loneliness may be painful--but it doesn't have to be permanent.

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Current technology is supposed to create more opportunities for communication and connectedness. Yet isolation and loneliness are at epidemic levels and continue to grow. Furthermore, loneliness and depression's relationship are symbiotic. They feed off one another and perpetuate one another. Lou Priolo's book provides wonderful insight for the Christian who longs for real biblical help. Within these pages you can find truthful wisdom to address irritability, self-centeredness, and depression, which are the fruits of loneliness, and get to the heart of the problem. I highly recommend it!--John D. Street, Chair, Graduate Department of Biblical Counseling, The Master's University & Seminary In this little booklet, Priolo demonstrates an understanding of the complexity of emotions involved in our experience of loneliness. Rather than viewing it through a negative lens only, the author shows how loneliness can be a signal that we need to draw near to the Lord. He also offers practical counsel to help us to cultivate companionship with the Savior through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the Word, and God's people.--Paul Tautges, Senior Pastor, Cornerstone Community Church, Mayfield Heights, Ohio Reading this booklet is like having a mini-counseling session with Lou Priolo himself! This resource is conversational in tone, intuitive in approach, and insightful in counsel. I recommend this booklet as a helpful exploration of the experience of loneliness from a biblical perspective. Those looking for practical next steps in responding to their feelings of loneliness will surely benefit from reading it!--Christine Chappell, Outreach Director and Hope + Help Podcast Host, Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship This is a much-needed resource for a common counseling problem. As always, Lou is biblical and practical.--Jim Newheiser, Executive Director, The Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship Biblical counselors will benefit immensely from the content and tools provided by a trusted voice for biblical remedy to the common human problem of loneliness. Lou is scripturally faithful, biblically discerning, and genuinely practical as he approaches a tender subject with compassion.--T. Dale Johnson Jr., Executive Director, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

In this little booklet, Priolo demonstrates an understanding of the complexity of emotions involved in our experience of loneliness. Rather than viewing it through a negative lens only, the author shows how loneliness can be a signal that we need to draw near to the Lord. He also offers practical counsel to help us to cultivate companionship with the Savior through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the Word, and God's people. --Paul Tautges Current technology is supposed to create more opportunities for communication and connectedness. Yet isolationism and loneliness are at epidemic levels and continue to grow. Furthermore, loneliness and depression's relationship are symbiotic. They feed off one another and perpetuate one another. Lou Priolo's book provides wonderful insight for the Christian who longs for real biblical help. Within these pages you can find truthful wisdom to address irritability, self-centeredness and depression which are the fruits of loneliness and get to the heart of the problem. I highly recommend it!--John Street This is a much needed resource for a common counseling problem. As always, Lou is biblical and practical.--Jim Newheiser

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Lou Priolo (1954-2023) was a full-time biblical counselor for nearly forty years, the author of many counseling books and resources, and an international speaker who encouraged and equipped pastors in biblical counseling. A fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, he last served as counseling pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

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