Proverbs 18:1- One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.
I’m convinced there’s nothing in this life that can be performed consistently well without the help of others regardless of how talented you are or the number of educational degrees you possess. There may be some things that are more individualistic than others, but still, a wise person understands the value of sound advice.
For example, all-time greats such as Tiger Woods and Serena Williams may play more individualistic sports, but there’s no Tiger without Hank Haney and there’s no Serena without Patrick Mouratoglou. In a similar fashion, there’s no healthy (not perfect) Christian without the body of Christ.
Today’s scripture describes a person who is keen to resisting wisdom from others. (No wonder Satan wants to isolate Christians! ). Somehow things that otherwise wouldn’t make any sense at all, would begin to if left to ourselves to navigate. It’s like watching a running back run to the left side of the field while the play and his protection was designed to go to the right. In his mind, he thinks he can gain more yardage, but everyone watching is yelling in unison “Bro, what are you doing?!?
God makes it very clear that we do this for our own selfish desires, regardless of what we may be internally convincing ourselves. Typically, we isolate ourselves because at the end of the day, we want what we want, when we want it, how we want it, and we don’t really care who gets hurt or any residual damages, as long as we get what we want.
So ask yourself:
In what areas of my life am I seeking my own desires to avoid real accountability? What areas in my life am I seeking help from particular people simply because I know they will agree with me? What area do I feel like or silently say to myself “I’ve got this, I’m a capable functioning and smart person, I really don’t need any help.”
Is it the possibility of a new job opportunity? Is it an unhealthy relationship? Is it your marriage? Maybe it’s something related to your finances…I don’t know.
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