I woke up crying.

Tears began to flow as my pain escaped my body. “I’m lonely. I have no friends,” I sobbed to my husband.

“You have me and the kids,” he replied.

And though his statement was true, there was a gnawing sense of rejection and isolation in my heart. I didn’t have any close friends or relatives who lived nearby. I felt lonely and that morning, I woke up crying and feeling like I didn’t want to go on.

Throughout most of my life, I always had a posse of friends. But as a stay-at-home mom, I lived in isolation and the daily grind of mothering was wearing me out. I needed a breakthrough so I did the only thing I knew to do: I cried out to God in desperation to give me friends. He gave me Jesus, the Greatest Friend of all.

While I was busy complaining about my lack of friends, my Bible was closed and my prayer life was nonexistent. I craved the attention of people because deep down inside, I was empty and the answer to my loneliness could only be found in the fullness of God. I discovered that true joy and fulfillment come from a loving relationship with Jesus. Whenever you feel alone, remember you have a Friend in Jesus.