DON'T GO DOWN THAT LANE!!!

- January 31, 2022

I've heard people say things like "where were you when I needed you" especially to their very close friends and they get really worked up about it. There are moments in your life that it looks like everyone has deserted you.

Less people are around you, your phone lays cold all day without any single call coming through. And you begin to feel so lonely and deserted, it's as if your existence is not known. No one notices you or interacts with you.

Also there are moments when it seems like people just found out you actually exist and they flock around you so much that you find it hard to manage the traffic of attention.

I experienced this a lot and was initially worked up about it. But God gave me an understanding about this.

There are times in your life that many people will not be around you. Don't freak out or get worried, it's just a period of solace that God wants you to maximise. It's not a time to be sucked in by depression and beginning to pity yourself.

It is in moments like this that you can build intimacy with God. I formed the habit of talking to God in moments like this and he talked to me too and soon I forgot that I was alone because in the real sense am actually not alone, the Lord of hosts is with me.

I also gleaned something from the life of Joseph. He didn't enjoy acquaintance in his early years. Nobody wanted to identify with him because he was considered wierd and people stayed away from him.

But God used that period to build him and gave him treasures that everyone was jealous of.

David also learned the art of playing the harp and also the art of fighting bears and lions when he was alone in the wilderness taking care of his Father's sheep. He didn't wallow in self pity because his brothers wanted to have nothing to do with him or that he didn't have friends, he developed himself in many areas especially in communion with God. He became a man after God's heart

That season of your life can produce something spectacular. You can even discover a lot about yourself, you can also see clearly because there will be no distractions to divert your attention.