Disperazione, insegnamento e incoraggiamento (Eng 🔽see comments)

Translation: I wanted to share a situation that I am in and that there are various other brothers and sisters who are probably also dealing with one way or another. I speak mainly of loneliness. And I don't mean loneliness in the sense of not having friends or family… I mean the loneliness that is often encountered in the Christian path. Where I live I don't know other Christians. My parents are not Christians. None of my relatives are Christians; actually there is a relative who had prayed with me one day but I don't think he is serious about following the Lord, however I continue to pray for him. I have no Christian friends or a church to attend. But I keep praying to God for it. I have been a Christian for about three years. When I evangelize, whether it's among acquaintances or not, I'm alone. I thank the Lord who introduced me to various Christians on the Internet. True believers. In the beginning they were almost only non-Italians. Mostly Americans. Then a few months ago He led me to a fantastic sister, also Italian, and thanks to her I am now part of a Whatsapp group with other brothers and sisters. And I am also part of another group that I do Bible studies with, in english, they are very beautiful and edifying. I can't even describe how thankful I am for what God has done for me in the last few months regarding fellowship with believers. Being united and in fellowship with brothers and sisters as Christians is very important. It is shown many times in the Bible and God teaches us to do it. One verse that comes to mind is 1 Thessalonians 5:11 «Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.» Having fellowship helps us to grow in faith, to help one another, to pray for one another... We build each other up. Proverbs 27:17 says «As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.» Very often I feel alone, scared and discouraged when I go out to evangelize. I see that many people don't listen, that the world around me is so wicked. I see how there are so many people who say they are Christians but don't even know what it means or don't really follow Jesus. There are so many false churches and false teachings. I don't evangelize as much as I should, and I admit it. It's not easy to overcome fear. I was writing these things to a brother and a few days ago I saw a sermon that gave me conviction and made me reflect on how important it is to share the Gospel and God's truth, both the loving side of God that many like, and the righteous side which many don't like. The complete and pure message, not the preaching that makes your ears itch (2 Timothy 4:3-5) and makes you feel good about yourself without any repentance or change and therefore without real salvation. I prayed and asked God for forgiveness and really opened up to Him about my difficulties and anxieties. And thanks to the fact that I wrote to my brother, I was able to see and think about my catione and was taught by God. I was focusing too much on my fears instead of focusing on Him. I was trying to make it on my own instead of leaving my burden to God and asking Him to give me strength. Deuteronomy 31:6 «Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.» So many times the Lord tells us not to fear, to trust Him, yet so many times we fall into the temptation of fear and discouragement. We must obey God, we must learn to say no to our flesh, deny ourselves and follow Jesus. Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. The devil seeks for someone to devour and to make us fall, but God is the one who helps us up. Jeremiah 29:11 «For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.» John 16:33 «These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.» Hebrews 12:6 «the Lord disciplines the one he loves» Correction can hurt, but it leads to a good thing. It is good to humble yourself before the Lord. The fact that where I live the Lord has still saved me and is using me to expand His kingdom is incredible. Three years ago the Lord showed himself to me when I didn't even know Him, no one had ever told me who the true God was, yet He saved me in His love and power. And if He did it for me, He can do it for anyone else. Psalms 51:17 «My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.» There is nothing that God cannot do. And the fact that He's using me, even though I'm alone when I go out to evangelize is pretty incredible. I recommend you go and read Ezekiel chapter 37 from verse 1 to verse 14; I still don't know the whole meaning of what the Lord did in those verses, I believe it has a spiritual and prophetic meaning. But He literally gave life to dry bones. Another verse that comes to mind is Ezekiel 36:26 «I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.» And then again these verses Luke 19:37-40 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” In these verses we clearly see how powerful God is, how much He can really change hearts, how important it is also to share the word of God, because all of us Christians are called to do so (Mark 16:15; Luke 10:2). If nobody's gonna speak, then we should. God is great and wonderful, there is none like Him. He is patient and kind, but also a just God who gives just retribution. Only through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus are we saved from our sins and iniquities and can go to Heaven. Through repentance and believing in Jesus as Lord and Saviour. And all of this also proves that He is a perfect God, that He is a God we can count on, that there is nothing He cannot do. So let us not get caught up in the cares of this world and have faith in Him. He can really help us and anyone else. If you're praying for something, if you're praying for someone and you feel discouraged, keep doing it. Always remember that God is sovereign. Ask the Lord for help if you need it and submit to His will. Amen