God's Challenge to the Extrovert

My wife and I got married and moved to a new town in the summer. The first few weeks in our new home were very slow, quiet, and filled with alone time. That probably sounds awesome to most couples, and it was. But it wasn’t always easy. We weren’t alone by choice. We had just moved to a new town and didn’t know anyone and weren’t apart of anything. My wife is a teacher so she didn’t start work until the fall and I didn’t start my job until after that. So for the first few weeks, we had nowhere to be and no one to see.

God's Challenge to the Introvert

If you are like me, you value your alone time. Though I am not naturally an introvert, I do often find myself enjoying time alone over time with others. That’s not a knock to any of my friends, it’s just the way I am. I imagine most people have been glad to be alone at least once. And that is ok. Alone time is great, even encouraged. In the Gospels, we see Jesus alone a lot. But a love of alone time doesn’t come without dangers.