Grace San Diego

“It is not good for man to be alone…” Genesis 2:18

I have been thinking about a man I know who has lived his whole life in fear and spent most of his time locked away in his own home.  I will call him Steve. Fear has kept Steve from venturing out to make friends.  He is afraid he will fail to be good enough.  He thinks that people will treat him like his mother did when he was a little boy.  She usually criticized what he did, rarely accepting his accomplishments as valuable.  Steve’s heart was broken in those early days of development and He began to spend more and more time in his room alone. 

Now that Steve is an adult his world has become even more closed in and he has withdrawn even further.  He spends most days watching TV to pass the time.  He has no friends and will go days without ever talking to another human being. Steve’s life is sad and lonely.

You most likely have not gone to the extreme of Steve, but you may not have the intimate meaningful relationships that you need to become a more complete person.  If our creator said that it is not good for us to be alone, it must be true.  Connecting with others is essential to our lives.  How are you doing with that?  Are you in a small group? It may be time for you to take a chance on others and find out how great your life can become.

Don’t be like Steve, become actively involved in connections groups.  In February we will be launching a church wide five-week connection group series called, “Mirror Image” We will be looking at five parables of Jesus that will challenge and transform your life.  We will be giving update so watch the website and get plugged in to Connection groups at Grace.