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There are three things I wish someone had told me

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about singleness. I'm Lina Abu Samra

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and this is today's single Christian. When

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it comes to being single, there are three things

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I wish someone had prepared me for. First

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of all, I wish someone had warned me how lonely

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it could be. Second, I wish I'd

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known how lonely it could be. And third,

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I wish someone had mentioned how lonely it could

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be. I suppose I'm being a bit melodramatic,

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but the truth is that loneliness can take you by

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surprise, whether you're single or married.

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And the sooner you recognize it's reality,

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the sooner you can develop a biblical

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strategy to work through it. Over

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the years, I've learned that loneliness has a pattern,

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and I watch for it. I've also learned

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that loneliness has a solution, and I'm

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growing daily in it. The best self

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to heal loneliness is to practice the presence

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of the Savior. I do that by singing

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worship songs and praying out loud. What

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do you do when you're lonely? I'd love to hear

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from you. Email me at Lina at

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today's single christian.com.