“If you want to win when everyone’s watching, you’ve got to work when no one’s watching.”

God breaks and makes leaders in the lonely places.

Full schedules don’t lead to full lives.

Loneliness vs Solitude

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.

Jesus inaugurated his ministry by spending 40 days alone in the desert

(Matt.4:1-11)

Before he chose the 12, he’s been an entire night in the desert Hills

(Luke 6:12)

He would drew to the lonely place after he learned of John the Baptist death

(Matt 14:13)

After feeding the 5000 he went up into the hills by himself.

(Matt 14:23)

Following a long light of healing, he went out to a lonely place.

(Mark 1:35)

He beckoned the 12 apostles to lonely places with him.

(Mark 6:31)

Following the healing of a leper, he went through to the wilderness and prayed

(Luke 5:16)

A lonely mountain top was the stage of his transfiguration

(Matt.17:1-9)

Mark 14:50

Then everyone deserted him and fled.

Matthew 26:56

But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Matthew 27:46

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Jesus went through death alone so you would never have to go through life alone

“Like Jesus, we must go away from people so that we can truly be present with people when we are with people.” -R.Foster

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant?Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.