Alone!
08/01/09 12:00 Filed in: Relationships, Isolation, Boredom, Insignificance, let-down, ugly
The thought of sitting in a corner and watching life go by is often times similar to the emptiness of climbing the highest mountain and not being able to share the accomplishment with someone. With every pulsating beat of the heart, there’s a rippling effect that is felt throughout the body and accentuated in the mind. Multiple conversations compete for time and space in a mind already polluted by every stress the world has in its arsenal.
The desire for relationships is suffocated while the walls of solitary confinement surround us. Fear has frequently performed on this stage of mind-altering headlines. Somehow, the only reasoning that takes place is between your heart and mind, which has convinced you of utter emptiness.
By now, many people have come and gone throughout your life, and the trust you invested in them was rewarded with the misery of being alone. Has there ever been a time like now where your longtime marriage or dating relationships just seemed to implode without cause?
It wasn’t enough to think you’d be alright, someone else always seemed to help make matters worse by stripping you of the security that you’ve come to know as steady—your self confidence. One failure after another and one letdown after another has provided the main ingredients for mixing mortar given the right circumstances. All you needed was a hard hat, boots and a few tools to master the art of masonry.
Each letdown fueled your resolve and gave you a mission to build walls that would be impenetrable. It wouldn’t take long before you began double reinforcing your walls, constantly building them higher to protect yourself from people and circumstances that cause pain. Never once did you realize that in your grand scheme of architecture, that you would be the sole prisoner behind walls that would keep you from the very thing that was meant to be part of your peace.
Observing your surroundings validated your need for more space, less obstacles, an office with a view and most importantly relationships that matter. Ultimately, fear was the vice grip that caused us to split from the relationships for which we are all created.
Psalms 111:4, “He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate.” (NIV)
Our minds rationalize some of the wildest things imaginable in times of stress, separation and anxiety. It’s easy to think we are the only person that is unloved, unacceptable, an alone, yet there is hope! Being alone is not a matter of your surroundings, but a matter of your purpose in life. Maybe you’ve been existing rather than living your life? You’ve resolved in your mind long enough to be alone and lock yourself into your own world, yet it isn’t working. While this world has many options for you to choose, eternity only offers two.
You can have a brand new life today if you want it, just give up running and surrender your life to Jesus Christ by faith in Him right now. Simply admit to Him that you’ve done many wrong things and need His forgiveness (religion won’t save you, neither will the rules of higher learning, nor your limited understanding). Invite Him to be your Lord and Savior and give you a desire to know Him. If you prayed this with sincerity in your heart, you are a brand new person!
Please post a comment on my BLOG and let me know your decision so I can pray for you. Be encouraged! Egypt McKee
Author, Speaker & Pastor
Out of Egypt Ministries
www.EgyptMcKee.com | www.LifeTheStruggleWithin.com
www.OutOfEgypt.com | www.myspace.com/ooem
©2007 Copyright, Egypt McKee.
All Rights Reserved.
DISCLAIMER: This devotional is copyright protected and may be re-posted and distributed only when all material including title, content, author, copyright statement, and disclaimer statement is included and visibly displayed with all content. All other uses must be accompanied with the expressed written consent of Egypt McKee | www.EgyptMcKee.com
The desire for relationships is suffocated while the walls of solitary confinement surround us. Fear has frequently performed on this stage of mind-altering headlines. Somehow, the only reasoning that takes place is between your heart and mind, which has convinced you of utter emptiness.
By now, many people have come and gone throughout your life, and the trust you invested in them was rewarded with the misery of being alone. Has there ever been a time like now where your longtime marriage or dating relationships just seemed to implode without cause?
It wasn’t enough to think you’d be alright, someone else always seemed to help make matters worse by stripping you of the security that you’ve come to know as steady—your self confidence. One failure after another and one letdown after another has provided the main ingredients for mixing mortar given the right circumstances. All you needed was a hard hat, boots and a few tools to master the art of masonry.
Each letdown fueled your resolve and gave you a mission to build walls that would be impenetrable. It wouldn’t take long before you began double reinforcing your walls, constantly building them higher to protect yourself from people and circumstances that cause pain. Never once did you realize that in your grand scheme of architecture, that you would be the sole prisoner behind walls that would keep you from the very thing that was meant to be part of your peace.
Observing your surroundings validated your need for more space, less obstacles, an office with a view and most importantly relationships that matter. Ultimately, fear was the vice grip that caused us to split from the relationships for which we are all created.
Psalms 111:4, “He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate.” (NIV)
Our minds rationalize some of the wildest things imaginable in times of stress, separation and anxiety. It’s easy to think we are the only person that is unloved, unacceptable, an alone, yet there is hope! Being alone is not a matter of your surroundings, but a matter of your purpose in life. Maybe you’ve been existing rather than living your life? You’ve resolved in your mind long enough to be alone and lock yourself into your own world, yet it isn’t working. While this world has many options for you to choose, eternity only offers two.
You can have a brand new life today if you want it, just give up running and surrender your life to Jesus Christ by faith in Him right now. Simply admit to Him that you’ve done many wrong things and need His forgiveness (religion won’t save you, neither will the rules of higher learning, nor your limited understanding). Invite Him to be your Lord and Savior and give you a desire to know Him. If you prayed this with sincerity in your heart, you are a brand new person!
Please post a comment on my BLOG and let me know your decision so I can pray for you. Be encouraged! Egypt McKee
Author, Speaker & Pastor
Out of Egypt Ministries
www.EgyptMcKee.com | www.LifeTheStruggleWithin.com
www.OutOfEgypt.com | www.myspace.com/ooem
©2007 Copyright, Egypt McKee.
All Rights Reserved.
DISCLAIMER: This devotional is copyright protected and may be re-posted and distributed only when all material including title, content, author, copyright statement, and disclaimer statement is included and visibly displayed with all content. All other uses must be accompanied with the expressed written consent of Egypt McKee | www.EgyptMcKee.com