what do you do when you are lonely? the
first step is to utilize your time.
make the best of a bad situation. resist the temptation to do nothing. if life gives you a lemon, make lemonade. make the most of what you’ve got. loneliness tends to paralyze. think of a creative way to take advantage of the situation.
paul who is in prison says in 2 timothy 4.13 (niv), when you come bring the cloak that i left with carpus at troas and bring my scrolls, especially the parchments. paul says, “if i’m going to be alone, i might as well be comfortable. bring my coat.”
now lonely people have a tendency to not take care of themselves. they don’t eat right. they don’t exercise. they don’t tend to take care of themselves. he says, “bring my coat and bring my books.” at least he will have no interruptions. it will be study time. he’ll make the best of a bad situation.
paul was not a scholar but an activist. he was a people person. he would much rather be in the colosseum preaching. he would much rather be traveling all over the mediterranean starting churches but he’s stuck in a prison, so he makes the best of the situation – he’ll study. so as a result, we’ve got the new testament. probably the only way GOD could get paul to sit still long enough to write the new testament was put him in jail.
step one is utilize your time. you say, “what could i do now that would be difficult if other people are around? what could i do in this time of loneliness that i could not do if there were other people here to bother me, to interrupt me?” utilize your time.
just a thought from the front porch…
make the best of a bad situation. resist the temptation to do nothing. if life gives you a lemon, make lemonade. make the most of what you’ve got. loneliness tends to paralyze. think of a creative way to take advantage of the situation.
paul who is in prison says in 2 timothy 4.13 (niv), when you come bring the cloak that i left with carpus at troas and bring my scrolls, especially the parchments. paul says, “if i’m going to be alone, i might as well be comfortable. bring my coat.”
now lonely people have a tendency to not take care of themselves. they don’t eat right. they don’t exercise. they don’t tend to take care of themselves. he says, “bring my coat and bring my books.” at least he will have no interruptions. it will be study time. he’ll make the best of a bad situation.
paul was not a scholar but an activist. he was a people person. he would much rather be in the colosseum preaching. he would much rather be traveling all over the mediterranean starting churches but he’s stuck in a prison, so he makes the best of the situation – he’ll study. so as a result, we’ve got the new testament. probably the only way GOD could get paul to sit still long enough to write the new testament was put him in jail.
step one is utilize your time. you say, “what could i do now that would be difficult if other people are around? what could i do in this time of loneliness that i could not do if there were other people here to bother me, to interrupt me?” utilize your time.
just a thought from the front porch…
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