Being alone can feel awkward. It’s easy to equate aloneness with loneliness. I have seen people who never seem to stop moving and “doing,” and I ask myself if they are afraid to stop and face themselves, their lives, their fears, their emotions? Distractions keep the days moving. But is this living the abundant life God meant for us?

I have come to believe that it’s a powerful thing to be able to be alone with God for long periods of time, having trained oneself not to feel guilty, not to be lonely, and to be refreshed by God in that place of solitude. I think we were made for solitude with God. It’s the place where real relationship happens.

 How have I changed in these years? Who have I become? What has God taught me in the quietness with Him?