Proverbs 18.1 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgement.
Have you ever tried to help a friend who just came out of a relationship? If you have, you know that it’s not easy. People who get hurt, seem to isolate themselves from others, and very seldom do they want advice, even if that advice is coming from a brother, a teacher, a pastor, a counselor and even a friend that has already been through what they are now in the middle of. I repeat the word middle because truthfully where they are now, will not be where they will end up as a promise from the LORD:” THIS TOO SHALL PASS”. An old phrase that still supplies a little light through our present darkness states: “There is a light at the end of the tunnel”. I personally believe that there is light at the entrance of the tunnel, there is light in the middle of the tunnel, and there is light at the end of the tunnel”. “JESUS is the Alpha & Omega, The Beginning & the End, The First & the Last”. With this in mind, how can we go anywhere, where he has not been? Hold on to this promise by JESUS: “I will never leave you, nor forsake you, even unto the end of the world”. JESUS did not place you into this world all by yourself, HE put you here to GLORIFY HIM and to be a friend to a friend in the time of need. The Bible states that JESUS will be your friend that will stay closer than a brother. The Chorus of a famous song by Al Green goes like this: “Lean on me, when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on”. Seek GOD’s help through the Storms of your Life and watch as HE CALMS YOUR TROUBLED SEA.
GOD never created us to live separately and independently of each other. GOD wants us to care for and nurture each other. The LORD is frustrated when we sulk and feel sorry for ourselves, making everyone else responsible for our joy & happiness. An isolated person seeks only his desire, not GOD’s. He receives no counsel and sets himself up for deception. I’m describing those who have imprisoned themselves. They wander from relationship to relationship, looking for the LOVE that only GOD can GIVE. They isolate themselves in their own world. They think that all who do not agree with them are wrong and are against them. They protect themselves in their isolation and feel safe in the controlled environment they have set up for themselves. They no longer have to confront their own character flaws. Rather than facing the difficulties, and rising above them, they look for a way to escape the biggest exam of their lives.
Growing up, I experienced first hand watching my parents divorce as well as watching my friends parents do the same. What I remember, that pulled at my heart the most, was looking at parents pulling themselves further apart from each other and sinking into their own isolation, not even thinking of how this will (not might) affect my kids future when they’re ready for marriage. I saw warm hearts turn to cold hearts, it seemed overnight. Love that once held families together was now hatred tearing them apart.. I watched as one of my friends had to raise himself because his father worked all night and slept all day. I couldn’t imagine coming home from school to no parents, and having to go to bed prior to my dad getting home from work. FATHER in HEAVEN, it is my prayer that we never isolate ourselves from tough times. Turn our hearts back to YOU in the trials that come. LORD, “IT’S TIME” for us to call for YOUR LOVE & DIRECTION, to KEEP THE FAMILY TOGETHER. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN
IT’S TIME
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