Proverbs 18:1
An unfriendly man pursues selfish ends; he defies all sound judgment.
"An unfriendly man," isolationists, loners.
"pursues selfish ends," care only about themselves, are selfish.
"defies all sound judgment," lash out at common sense, rage against the common good.
When I isolate myself from others, I am deliberately ignoring their needs in favor of my own selfishness, defensiveness, self-pity. I make myself unavailable to God to be His hands to do His work, and His feet to go to others I am uniquely gifted to help. When I isolate I am robbing God's church of what God intends to channel through me.
O my Father, please teach me to hear Your quiet voice deep in my spirit, and obey instantly. Don't let me ignore it, or put it off until I forget. Please help me to come out of myself to be Your servant, focusing only on You and what You are telling me how to live my life. Continue to work in me and through me an on me, to make me more and more into the very image of Your dear Son. Thank you for already accepting me into Your beloved, as my Savior and Lord is.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
