His Solitude with Us. When God gets us alone
through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, or
by thwarted desires, a broken friendship, or a new friendship— when He
gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask
even one question, then He begins to teach us. Notice Jesus Christ’s
training of the Twelve. It was the disciples, not the crowd outside, who
were confused. His disciples constantly asked Him questions, and He
constantly explained things to them, but they didn’t understand until
after they received the Holy Spirit (see John 14:26).
As you journey with God, the only thing He intends to be clear is the
way He deals with your soul. The sorrows and difficulties in the lives
of others will be absolutely confusing to you. We think we understand
another person’s struggle until God reveals the same shortcomings in our
lives. There are vast areas of stubbornness and ignorance the Holy
Spirit has to reveal in each of us, but it can only be done when Jesus
gets us alone. Are we alone with Him now? Or are we more concerned with
our own ideas, friendships, and cares for our bodies? Jesus cannot teach
us anything until we quiet all our intellectual questions and get alone
with Him.
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