I like to be alone sometimes. Maybe going out for a hike, or sitting on the porch reading a book, or watching a Pats’ game on TV (I don’t like doing that alone but the rest of my family doesn’t share my same interest). Being alone is not a bad thing to do. We need that time to recharge.

 

But being ‘lonely’ is a totally different story. Statistics say that 25-30% of Canadians feel ‘lonely to extremely lonely’ at any given time. That means… you see four people, one will feel that.

 

God never intended for us to be alone. The first negative thing that He said in the Bible is that it is NOT good for man to be alone. That’s why I believe so much in going to church. It’s not about doing something instead of sleeping in on Sundays. The writer of Hebrews writes “let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another” (10:25).

 

Going to church is connecting with a hub of other men and women who are growing in their faith just like you are. So don’t feel you have to do it alone. That was never God’s intention for your life.

 

At least that’s how I see it,

 

 

Craig