It IS good for the man to be alone

2 habits people have, one, they think because THEY feel a certain way about something, they don't just admit that that's their viewpoint, they state it as a fact for everyone,{and think someone who disagrees is "off".} and 2, they take one statement out of the Bible, and discard all other statements and apply it to any and every situation under the sun. Case in point-- God said after Adam was created,"It's not good for the man to be alone." . Note the words, "THE man."NOT every man and woman who was ever born since then.We read other passages in the Bible where God approves of it, for certain reasons.When Moses went to Mount Sanai to receive the 10 commandments,did he take a whole football stadium worth of people with him?Do you think if God intended him to have "company" going up there,He would have said, take them all up there? But no, He sent him there, THEN he went down by himself to tell them.Jesus went to the wilderness to be tempted by the devil,by Himself, He didn't take a whole football stadium worth of people with Him.I don't think we can isolate one sentence in the Bible, and apply it to our own feelings, or accept it because it "sounds good" to us.I think something like liking or disliking being alone is a matter of personal taste, not a "right or wrong" type of thing"Now me, I don't like the other extreme of being alone,too much activity involving too many people.You can't focus on things,including Godly things, if people are always nagging you with something.{And it's not just work, either,}It's a matter of personal taste,but of course if someone would rather be stuck in a traffic jam on the L. A. freeway,or in the N.Y. subway at rush hour,if they're that desperate to have others around them that they want to be stuck in a traffic jam for 2 hours, I feel sorry for them. As for me, however....{Oh, and I don't drink coffee, either. If I crave something bad for me, I'd prefer soda.Another first.}

 

[Martha Buthelezi]

2 habits people have, one, they think because THEY feel a certain way about something, they don't just admit that that's their viewpoint, they state it as a fact for everyone,{and think someone who disagrees is "off".} and 2, they take one statement out of the Bible, and discard all other statements and apply it to any and every situation under the sun. Case in point-- God said after Adam was created,"It's not good for the man to be alone." . Note the words, "THE man."NOT every man and woman who was ever born since then.We read other passages in the Bible where God approves of it, for certain reasons.When Moses went to Mount Sanai to receive the 10 commandments,did he take a whole football stadium worth of people with him?Do you think if God intended him to have "company" going up there,He would have said, take them all up there? But no, He sent him there, THEN he went down by himself to tell them.Jesus went to the wilderness to be tempted by the devil,by Himself, He didn't take a whole football stadium worth of people with Him.I don't think we can isolate one sentence in the Bible, and apply it to our own feelings, or accept it because it "sounds good" to us.I think something like liking or disliking being alone is a matter of personal taste, not a "right or wrong" type of thing"Now me, I don't like the other extreme of being alone,too much activity involving too many people.You can't focus on things,including Godly things, if people are always nagging you with something.{And it's not just work, either,}It's a matter of personal taste,but of course if someone would rather be stuck in a traffic jam on the L. A. freeway,or in the N.Y. subway at rush hour,if they're that desperate to have others around them that they want to be stuck in a traffic jam for 2 hours, I feel sorry for them. As for me, however....{Oh, and I don't drink coffee, either. If I crave something bad for me, I'd prefer soda.Another first.}

Steven, I like to stay away from the crowds because I might be swallowed and backslide. I don't isolate myself and I am sociable. A person csn feel alone in the mist if a crowd. I spend quality time with myself to do introspection. These are my views based on scripture guidelines. Martha

 

[Purity wanjiku kihagi]

2 habits people have, one, they think because THEY feel a certain way about something, they don't just admit that that's their viewpoint, they state it as a fact for everyone,{and think someone who disagrees is "off".} and 2, they take one statement out of the Bible, and discard all other statements and apply it to any and every situation under the sun. Case in point-- God said after Adam was created,"It's not good for the man to be alone." . Note the words, "THE man."NOT every man and woman who was ever born since then.We read other passages in the Bible where God approves of it, for certain reasons.When Moses went to Mount Sanai to receive the 10 commandments,did he take a whole football stadium worth of people with him?Do you think if God intended him to have "company" going up there,He would have said, take them all up there? But no, He sent him there, THEN he went down by himself to tell them.Jesus went to the wilderness to be tempted by the devil,by Himself, He didn't take a whole football stadium worth of people with Him.I don't think we can isolate one sentence in the Bible, and apply it to our own feelings, or accept it because it "sounds good" to us.I think something like liking or disliking being alone is a matter of personal taste, not a "right or wrong" type of thing"Now me, I don't like the other extreme of being alone,too much activity involving too many people.You can't focus on things,including Godly things, if people are always nagging you with something.{And it's not just work, either,}It's a matter of personal taste,but of course if someone would rather be stuck in a traffic jam on the L. A. freeway,or in the N.Y. subway at rush hour,if they're that desperate to have others around them that they want to be stuck in a traffic jam for 2 hours, I feel sorry for them. As for me, however....{Oh, and I don't drink coffee, either. If I crave something bad for me, I'd prefer soda.Another first.}

I agree with you faithful servant that being alone and enjoying it is normal and there are many advantages to going it alone.
I am a single parent and though this was not by choice originally, it has become a state which I thank God for and one which I would not change for anything.

Being alone has made me become strong in faith because I had nobody but God...when my children fell sick at night and there was nobody to help, I prayed and saw God intervene with healing He became God our Healer..

The children wandered into the wrong company and there was no earthly dad to scold (or train) them back to their senses, I went on my knees and saw them changing back into the lovely children they originally were...God their only dad, had castigated and trained them on obedience.

There was at times no food and we had to boil water or just drink it cold for sustenance, we prayed, crying and we slept comforted and at times, God our Father sent one of His angels to bless us in the cold dark nights with hot home-cooked food and at other times, a gift would come in handy...God became our provider.

When there was no school fees and my child was thrown out of school I had nobody to go to but God and so I prayed and He never let me down...they are now university graduates educated by their father God.

Then they completed their schooling and again, unlike their friends, they had no 'godfather' to get them employed. We prayed and they have the best jobs available.

Best of all, when the children went their own ways to begin their lives, I was left lonely..i cried hot tears of intense loneliness my nest was empty and I was alone. Then one night, it was particularly painful and crouching on the tiled kitchen floor, longing to have a man's arms around me, feeling empty, alone..nothing could comfort me. I cried like a small child whose mother had died. It became a guttural cry coming from somewhere deep within me...the long lonely years, the cold nights,.....then after crying for about an hour, I felt them. Arms encircled me. My eyes shot open with shock but no, there was no-one there but the arms were around me....unseen arms...I knew that even now, and even until He came for me,....I will never be alone. Ever..

 

[Walterss]

Lovely comment. No more loneliness nor empty heart. Jesus walks with me.

 

[Martha Buthelezi]

I agree with you faithful servant that being alone and enjoying it is normal and there are many advantages to going it alone.
I am a single parent and though this was not by choice originally, it has become a state which I thank God for and one which I would not change for anything.

Being alone has made me become strong in faith because I had nobody but God...when my children fell sick at night and there was nobody to help, I prayed and saw God intervene with healing He became God our Healer..

The children wandered into the wrong company and there was no earthly dad to scold (or train) them back to their senses, I went on my knees and saw them changing back into the lovely children they originally were...God their only dad, had castigated and trained them on obedience.

There was at times no food and we had to boil water or just drink it cold for sustenance, we prayed, crying and we slept comforted and at times, God our Father sent one of His angels to bless us in the cold dark nights with hot home-cooked food and at other times, a gift would come in handy...God became our provider.

When there was no school fees and my child was thrown out of school I had nobody to go to but God and so I prayed and He never let me down...they are now university graduates educated by their father God.

Then they completed their schooling and again, unlike their friends, they had no 'godfather' to get them employed. We prayed and they have the best jobs available.

Best of all, when the children went their own ways to begin their lives, I was left lonely..i cried hot tears of intense loneliness my nest was empty and I was alone. Then one night, it was particularly painful and crouching on the tiled kitchen floor, longing to have a man's arms around me, feeling empty, alone..nothing could comfort me. I cried like a small child whose mother had died. It became a guttural cry coming from somewhere deep within me...the long lonely years, the cold nights,.....then after crying for about an hour, I felt them. Arms encircled me. My eyes shot open with shock but no, there was no-one there but the arms were around me....unseen arms...I knew that even now, and even until He came for me,....I will never be alone. Ever..

God is faithful to us. He is a reliable friend and father. Men come and go but God is always with us, in us and around us. Nothing can separate us from His love.