The man interviewed on the podcast made a statement, and I stopped dead in my tracks. He said exactly what I had thought. He articulated a feeling that has haunted my mind for years.

Whenever this happens, it causes me to stop and thank the Lord that I am not alone. 

Reading the Bible has the same effect on me most days. I read of one of the Biblical characters and think, “I thought I was the only one.” It could be Jonah running from the Lord, Abraham lying about his wife to avoid conflict, Samson or David struggling with lust, Paul being rejected by former friends, or Jesus having his sermons ignored. Whatever situation I find myself in, there is a story in the Bible that articulates what I am thinking and feeling. 

One of the truly great things about being a Christian is knowing we are never alone. Someone, somewhere on the pages of scripture, has felt and thought the way we do, and there is a lesson we can learn from them. Reading the Bible is how we learn about God and ourselves, but it reaches a new level when both happen simultaneously.