ISOLATE TO ELEVATE: Sometimes God Isolates Us To Elevate Us!

by Celeath Turner

Sometimes God may have put you in a lonely place for an incredible reason; you see loneliness can cause us to seek God in a deeper way. We are so busy we often leave little time for God. When we are alone, God has the opportunity to speak to us and receive our undivided attention. Nine times in the gospels, we are told that Jesus went away to a lonely place to be with the father. Jesus sought out solitude so he could seek the father's will for his life. Many of the early church fathers were called desert fathers because they sought out the desert as a lonely place to find God. The Hebrew word for loneliness can also be translated as solitude or desert. When we are alone and seek after God, we will be rewarded. He will give us increased discernment so desperately needed today. This kind of guidance and wisdom does not come without setting apart time to be with God. Sometimes God causes us to seek him by driving us to him through the loneliness we experience. We can get angry, depressed, or we can see it as a gift. Loneliness is a great benefit if we have drawn closer to Christ. In this book, Celeath explores how loneliness and isolation can be used by God to develop our character, thus ultimately elevating us.

103 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 17, 2020