From the first sentence I was nodding my head! I'm also a strongly introverted person. It's tough to balance knowing that I need fellowship with also LOVING solitude. But as the other commenter said, it's about the quality of the solitude and listening to God's prompting when He wants me to engage with the world.
Agree we all need fellowship, it's obtaing it in a meaningful way that is the challenge. Aloneness allows for a period of peace, to think, to simply enjoy time out from the world .
We all have different needs at different times I our lives but if you truly believe what he says, "I will never leave you orphaned" then even if we find ourselves 'alone' we aren't
From the first sentence I was nodding my head! I'm also a strongly introverted person. It's tough to balance knowing that I need fellowship with also LOVING solitude. But as the other commenter said, it's about the quality of the solitude and listening to God's prompting when He wants me to engage with the world.
Well said Lorraine—‘alone but not alone’—a very true observation.
Agree we all need fellowship, it's obtaing it in a meaningful way that is the challenge. Aloneness allows for a period of peace, to think, to simply enjoy time out from the world .
We all have different needs at different times I our lives but if you truly believe what he says, "I will never leave you orphaned" then even if we find ourselves 'alone' we aren't