Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

It is so hard to feel like nobody understands you. Even when you get the courage to tell someone about what is going on, it sometimes seems as if they can only give you blank stares. They do not know how to help or what to say. What you are going through seems foreign to them. So much so that you probably wonder if you are speaking in another language. From time to time, we feel like we are alone and that nobody knows what it is that we are going through.

As Christians, we have a special blessing in that we never have to feel that way. While there may be times where are brothers and sisters in Christ are at a loss, or may even let us down, we have someone greater than they. We have Jesus. We can go to Him at all times. This is even more encouraging than just having someone. In our day to day lives, sometimes the one person who we think would understand us is busy or gone or for whatever reason unavailable. Never so with Christ. He is always there.

Even better is to understand that the One who is always available to us truly understands and sympathizes with us. He has been through it all. There is no kind of suffering He has not had to endure. Physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and any other kind you could think of. He has felt forsaken by God (Matt. 27:46). He has been tempted in all ways. Most importantly, He loves you.  Some people may know what we are going through, but they do not care. Not so with our Lord. He loves us deeply, and He sympathizes us. In our times of deepest need, we must always turn to Him for the strength and love that we need.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.