PROVERBS 18
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.
2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also,
and with dishonor comes disgrace.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked
or to deprive the righteous of justice.
6 A fool’s lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites a beating.
– Proverbs 18:1-6
PROVERBS 18 THE TROUBLE WITH ISOLATION
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
When someone isolates himself, he opens door for evil to enter
Since the enemy wants you to forget God, he’ll give you desires
These desires are focused on fulfilling the cravings of the flesh
Satan will entice you to sin by ensuring you are on your own
The trouble with isolation is that it makes you have a tunnel vision
Since you only spend time with yourself, you have no clue about others
When you are isolated, your mind begins to believe only what you know
It begins to believe all the lies that the devil plants in your head.
Why did God create another human being after Adam? In Gen. 2:18, he said that it is not good that man should be alone. So, he made him a helper. Whenever we isolate, we defy that solution that God gave for man not to be by himself. As Solomon says in verse 1 of this Proverbs, sin and no sound judgment are results of isolation. No wonder, many mental illnesses are rooted from isolation. In 1 Peter 5:8, we are warned that the devil prowls like a roaring lion to devour us. He can easily do that when we are secluded.
REFLECTION
- Why is it important for us to be with others and not just be by ourselves always?
