Loneliness vs Solitude

no one likes loneliness
it sounds like what it is
none are happy there
none are happy where
no friend comes
but solitude
beautiful solitude
it’s a place
of sweet solace
you go there by choice
to hear yourself think
enjoy your own thoughts
and appreciate who you are
visit there often friend
live there even when
in a crowded room
your place
of solitude

“Cure my loneliness Lord, or I’m moving back home,” I told God one day in prayer. Amazing how I thought I could give Him an ultimatum. The loneliness I felt seemed unbearable. I was missing my friends terribly while living in a new city. While some are scared of bats, some are terrified of snakes, or maybe heights, my deepest fear was being left alone and having to go alone. Endure trials alone. And so it goes with living by faith, you are challenged to face every one of your fears. Whatever you fear you can’t do, God will show you that you can. I wanted friendship, so He gave me a season of solitude. He gave me something no one can ever take away from me—a friendship with me.

Friends come and go, but you will always have you—every second and every minute. You have yourself through every trial and every triumph. And since you are with yourself all of the time, you might as well learn how to enjoy your company. In solitude, you learn to accept yourself as God does, forgive yourself, challenge yourself, love yourself, and comfort yourself. You learn how to encourage yourself when you’re down, how to tell yourself to get up and try again, how to be honest with yourself, how to keep yourself humble when you are on top. You learn all of the qualities of being a good friend. The greatest friend to others is the one that’s the greatest friend to themselves. And until someone can treat you better than you treat your solitude, they don’t deserve you.

When God brings you into a season of solitude, He has a plan to enrich you so that you can enrich others. He does an amazing work inside you to prepare you for the great work He will do outside of you.

Prayer: Thank you, Father God. I trust your plan. I trust your seasons for my life. And even in solitude, you know what’s best for me. Enrich me, Father. Teach me. Bless me. Add so much value to my life that I will have something to contribute that will bless others. Be glorified in me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

(Read Isaiah 41:10)

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11 thoughts on “Loneliness vs Solitude”

  1. Good Morning Sister Kesha,
    This is an amazing analogy.
    Thank God for your insight.
    Peace and Blessings to you and your family on this Wonderful Weekend. Up from the grave He arose. Hallelujah Christ Arose!
    ✝️

  2. Amen Lord I trust your Plan for my life continue to help me when I feel longness know that I’m not really alone because I have Jesus with me and give my self hug knowing that my God is with me teaching me his way Blessing me too be a blessing to others around me My God continue to help me and with your teaching words of God and the name of Jesus 🙏🏽❤

  3. This is EXACTLY where I am in my husband’s hometown and I feel so alone at times. My children are all grown and have their families. I HAVE to learn solitude. Thanks for sharing 💛 as always, you are SUCH a BLESSING.

  4. Blessings to our Kesha for her diligents in her mission for Christ. You are very much a blessing in my life . Praises to our Savior our Lord Jesus Christ. I love you Jesus. Amen

  5. Happy Holy Saturday 🙏🏽🙌🏽👏🏽 To God be the glory 🙌🏽 I receive this message in the MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS 🙌🏽 I thank You for every season of my life 🙌🏽 and even in solitude, You know what’s best for me 🙌🏽👏🏽🙏🏽 Hallelujah Praise God 🙌🏽 I worship You and I Adore You 🙌🏽 Thank You for the sacrifice of Your Beloved Son Jesus 👏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽😢 Amen and AMEN 🙌🏽🙏🏽👏🏽😓

  6. Thank you Kesha for once again sharing the Father’s heart with us❣️ Just yesterday I read a quote,
    “God uses Alone Time to draw a person to seek Him. Only God can fill the emptiness.” So true❣️
    The scripture, Isaiah 41:10, that you asked us to read is so comforting!
    The Message Bible says:
    “Don’t panic, I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I am your God.
    I’ll give you strength, I’ll help you.
    I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you.”
    Amen! Thank you Lord!
    Thank you that you promised to never leave us or forsake us❤️🙋‍♀️✝️🙌

  7. Hello Good Evening Everyone/Sisters of The Most High King 4 Words in agreement with this massage: BAM/Amen Amen and Amen(Now just a Short Comment)This is what I tell my Children often(And I have 5 Grown Children)Wherever u go you will Always Have to Take YOU With YOU My Momma started telling them this first as they were growing up now I’m still telling them that Have a Very Blessed Rest of The Day

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