A LONER

A loner is a person *who avoids or does not actively seek out human interaction or relationships.* There are many reasons for their solitude, intentional or otherwise; intentional reasons include being introverted, spiritual, mystic, having religious considerations, or personal philosophies.

Once God speaks something into existence, then it has to be true. So how can God say *it is not good for man to be alone and then his intention is to make you be alone forever.* So, *NO*, God does not want you to be alone.

Since loners are barely social and enjoy solitude, the idea of being in a romantic relationship can be seen as difficult for them. However, just like the relationships we have with our close friends, dating for a loner can be possible and simple.

*Good Friends* accept you for who you are.

*Good Friends* Stick around during the Good times and the Bad.

A *Real Friend* Celebrates life with you.

*True Friends* Will make the Time to see you.

A *Real Friend* Will tell you the Truth, even if you don't like it.

*A True Friend* Encourages you to achieve your Goals.

Never be a loner; wait in prayer, God may have a massive plan to bring you, someone.

Matthew 19:11-12 states that, a person who marries is to

leave his or her parents and remain married' but the person who remains single does not carry the responsibility of marriage.

A man who isolates himself seeks his own desires; *he rages against all wise judgment.*

Proverbs 18:1

Many people for whatever reason don't trust loners and equate being alone as equivalent to being a loser. Not all loners are losers. We tend to decry being alone. But emerging research suggests some potential benefits to being a loner. These includes mental health and even leadership skills.

Scientific research has proven that being single has a handful of benefits. Studies suggest that single people tend to have stronger social networks and develop more as individuals.

Some people live alone because friends and families have abandoned them. Psalm 27:10 is for them:

"When my father and my mother forsake me, *then the LORD will take me up."*

Jesus often spent time alone in prayer: Luke 5:16 says that "Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed"

Mathew 14:19 & 20 says:

19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

There were times that Jesus was alone because it was necessary and for the common good of His larger purpose. Jesus equally was out there amongst and with the multitude. He had a blend of the two: being a loner when the need arose and being with the crowd when circumstances required that.

Jesus is our model and a perfect example of how we should live our lives. A healthy and a happy life is an admixture of the two.

Have a happy and restful Sunday blending the two.