Looking back, I now realize that seasons of isolation don’t last forever. There always comes a moment when God begins to shift things—when the waiting turns into walking, and the hidden place gives way to the open door. The reward of separation is that God doesn’t just bring you out; He brings you out different. You don’t leave the wilderness the same way you entered it. Something changes deep within. For me, the reward has been clarity and strength. The same prayers I once prayed in confusion, I can now see answered in God’s perfect timing. The loneliness that once felt unbearable has taught me the sweetness of His presence. The silence that once felt like absence has trained me to hear His whisper. I think of others who walked the same path: Joseph stepped out of prison into a palace, but he came out with wisdom that years of comfort could never have given him. David emerged from caves not just as a warrior but as a man after God’s own heart. Jesus left the wilderness “in the power o...
When I finally accepted that God was the One allowing my season of separation, the next question became: “Lord, how do I survive this?” Because the truth is, isolation is not just about what you lose—it’s about what you become in the process. And that becoming doesn’t happen by accident; it happens by posture. Here are a few lessons God has been teaching me about walking through isolation: 1. Lean Into His Presence In moments when the silence feels unbearable, I’ve learned to sit quietly before Him, even when words don’t come. Sometimes the deepest prayers are the ones prayed with tears. And strangely enough, His presence meets me there in ways that words cannot describe. 2. Feed on His Word The wilderness can be a place of deception if we’re not grounded. The enemy loves to whisper lies: “You’re forgotten…you’ve failed…you’re wasting time.” But God’s Word exposes those lies. In my dry seasons, scriptures like Psalm 27:14, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the L...