Thursday, January 12, 2006
Being Alone
I recently came across the following post on the blog of a young girl named Evita: "I hate being alone. I hate being alone. I hate being alone. Why is it that people in general hate being alone? Most people have this built in desire or instinct to find others to share their lives with. I hate being alone... That's all I have to say." What would you say to someone who told you this? Is there a reason why people feel the need to be with others? How might this relate to our being made in God's image?
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Humans are social creatures by nature. At Creation, the only thing that God said wasn't good was the fact that man was alone. All the animals and distractions in the world weren't enough. Man was fed, taken care of, provided for... but there was a space that wasn't even appropriate for God himself to fill. So, He created family. Community. Maybe it IS the fact that we're created in God's image. Is He ever alone? I don't really understand the Trinity very well, but I can gather from it that God is always in fellowship. Someone told me once that they thought God created people because He was lonely, but I'd have to disagree. God is never alone. God is always with God. There's a darkness that quietly threatens us when we avoid human contact for too long. We are creatures who are built with a need for connection. If we don't make that connection we can still survive, but we find ourselves feeling sorta lost. Community's more than important... it's essential. To be honest, though, I'm not certain that I entirely understand WHY. It seems to me that one can find themselves in a room full of thousands people and still feel alone, and be in a room with a couple or a dozen and feel connected. I think it's far more than just needing to not be "alone" physically, there is a need to be in fellowship spiritually and emotionally as well. Kinda like Shane was talking about this morning how the spirit, mind, and body are all connected. We tend to seperate them but you really can't. Even fellowship is necessary on all three fronts. (and I'm rambling now. Someone else take over. ;) ) ~Crystal
Posted by Crystal on 01/08/2006 11:10:22 PM
I personally tend to believe that theory: that God created Man because he was lonely. You say, God is always with God. When you are lonely and you look into the mirror does that satisfy your need? No. Besides Man, because we will not be in Heaven until Jesus comes back again, God also created legions of Angels to bring him glory, and worship him. To ME, and I am not extremely educated in all these matters, but so far, on the outside it seems that God is on an ego trip, He creates a bunch of heavenly beings to do nothing but basically make him feel better, and when that goes awry he makes Man to worship and praise him, of course there is Free Will but when considering the other option of course who's stupid enough not to worship God? This is all how it appears on the outside, but when I look deeper I think I can safely agree that God may be lonely. God created us in HIS image, we feel lonely so why wouldn't God? Of course he doesn't NEED to fulfill that, but he wants to. He is above human reactions, but he still has the emotions we have to some extent, in my opinion. and he wants to be loved by people who WANT to love him, not those that are forced to. Wouldn't you rather be loved by a guy or girl that want to love you because you are special to them, than by someone you kidnapped, and told them if they didn't love you you would do all sorts of things to them? Which is more gratifying? I personnally think this is why God gave us grace, he gave us a second chance, by making the deal with Abraham, he walked through the blood for his end, but knew that Abraham would not be able to fulfill his end, so he walked through it for Abraham too. And when the covenant was broken on Abrahams side, God sent Jesus to die, as the ultimate blood sacrifice, and the last. That is our way out, so that we can be admitted to heaven, so that God will have his 'Family' with him. What better to take care of lonliness than you're family? This is all my opinion, and nobody has to agree with me, because I know that I still have a lot to learn about this stuff. Thanks for listening though.
Posted by DoesItEverGetBetter on 01/09/2006 10:43:25 PM
Here's another thought on the topic. Maybe God didn't create us because He was lonely, but instead created Himself out of the overflow of the amazing joy and love that the Trinity shares among themselves. God has a perfect balance among the Three Persons, but we don't have that. We're created in His image, so we crave that type of relationship. We also crave a deeper relationship with Him, so I think we try to fill that with other things (including realtionships with other people) but that can never fill that void. Until we have a deeper connection to Him, our relationships with people might seem pretty empty.
Posted by dwellingplace on 01/15/2006 08:41:17 PM
We were made by God for the express purpose of worshiping Him, and giving Him all the glory through everything that we say and do. It is through our relationship with Him, that all of our other relationships rest( marriage,work,church,social life,etc. ) If there is a void in our relationship with Him, then everything else in our present life will follow in that same manner. If you feel alone, then it is really because you have abandoned your " First Love " ( the One who created you. ( no, I do not mean your parents - I mean God Himself ).
Posted by awalkwithjesusministries on 01/17/2006 12:04:20 AM
In the garden, Adam walked with God. Adam was in complete fellowship with him. Once Adam took of the fruit, his eyes were opened and he realized he was naked. When Adam broke the only law he had, sin entered into the world. Because of sin, we are seperated from God. This is the ultimate seperation/loneliness. Once the Spirit exposes your sin to you(conviction), you feel lonely, empty, and a fear of death is evident. There is only one way to relieve these feelings. All we can do is repent and believe in Jesus Christ unto salvation. David states his feeling of emptiness/fear in Ps. 116:3. David goes on and tells how the Lord delivered his soul. This is important. Salvation is of the Lord, and him only by grace. The God that made the universe is big enough to let you know when you are saved. Do not stop seeking the Lord until you know. God will put such a peace in your soul when you are saved. The fear of death, and complete lonliness are taken away.
Posted by Justin on 08/10/2006 04:21:38 AM
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