Have you ever been ALONE with God?

Our Solitude with HIM

Jesus doesn't take us aside and explain things to us all the time. He explains things to us as we are able to understand them. The lives of others are explained for us, but God requires us to explain our souls. It is slow work - so slow that it takes God all of time and eternity to make man or woman conform to His purpose. We can only be used by God after we allow Him to show us. the deeper, hidden areas of our own character. It is astounding how ignorant we are about ourselves! We don't even recognize the envy, laziness, or pride within us when we see it. But Jesus will reveal to us everything we have held within ourselves before His grace began to work. How many of us have learned to look inwardly with courage?

We have to get rid of the idea that we understand ourselves. That is always the last bit of pride to go. The only One who understands us is God. the greatest curse in our spiritual life is pride. If we have ever has a glimpse if what we are like in the sight if God, we will never say, "oh, I am so unworthy." We will understand that this goes without saying. But as long as there is any doubt that we are unworthy, God will continue to close us in until He gets us alone. Whenever there is any element of pride or conceit remaining, Jesus can't teach us anything. He will allow us to experience heartbreak or the disappointment we feel when our intellectual pride is wounded. He will reveal numerous misplaced affections or desires - things over which we never thought He would have to get us alone. Many things are shown to us, often without effort. But when God gets us alone over them, they will be clear.

His Solitude with Us

When God gets us alone through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, or by thwarted desires, a broken friendship, or even a new friendship - when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask even one question, then HE begins to TEACH US!!

As you journey with God, the only thing he intends to be clear is the way He deals with your soul. The sorrows and difficulties in the lives of others will be absolutely confusing to you. We think we understand an other's struggles until God reveals the same shortcomings in our lives . There are vast areas of stubbornness and ignorance the Holy Spirit has to get us alone. Are we alone with Him now? Or are we more concerned with our own ideas, friendships, and cares for our bodies? Jesus cannot teach us anything until we quite all our intellectual questions and get ALONE WITH HIM!!