When no one is around

When you have children you know that silence means they are on to something, and it's usually not good. I have a fourth month old little boy, so far I haven't had any of these experiences but I lived with my nephew when I was 16 yrs old, he was about 2 or 3 and oh boy.. every time he disappeared and there was silence you knew he was up to no good. I think as we get older we sometimes act like children. As an adult we don't misbehave and put ourselves in danger like children do. We may not do things to cause us physical harm, but we put ourselves in situations that can cause us emotional or mental harm.

When we are alone, and I don't mean, physically alone, I mean, emotionally lonely, we make wrong decisions. We mismanaged our use of time and money. We invest in the wrong things and people, we focus on the negative. Some people may fall into depression, others may just waste time on going out, partying too much, or even working too much. The point is.. we make ourselves lost. If we have family, we don't give family the priority, this includes giving enough time to your spouse.

It's very easy to find ourselves up to no good when we are emotionally lonely. But there are ways to occupy your mind better. You should pick up a book, pick a hobby, eat healthier, pick a different route to go to work or wherever it is you go. The point is, to change your routine. When you have the same daily routine for weeks, months and years you do things automatically hence you get mentally lonely. Your whole life can go to waste when you are not paying attention. It is important to reinvent yourself.. recognize that we need change and act on it.

Remember that God made us for a purpose and the more you seek that purpose the less lonely and empty you will feel. Jesus is the only one that makes myself feel complete. I know I need to spend more time seeking the Lord when I find myself having negative thoughts and loosing faith. Remember that its NORMAL to have moments of doubt for it is in those moments that God brings your faith to another level. But its not normal to occupy ourselves with things that have no purpose in our lives. Let's not be like children in that sense that we loose ourselves and loose time. Let's cherish each other and each day, finding a new purpose in every opportunity that we may get.

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, 

and yet lose or forfeit their very self?

Luke 9:25

"When wealth is lost, nothing is lost;

when health is lost, something is lost;

 when character is lost, all is lost".

Billy Graham