Rule #13: Never Isolate Yourself

It is so easy to retreat into our own little world when we are hurting. In our pain, it is commonplace for us to be found licking our wounds somewhere in the dark...alone...isolated from everyone and everything.

When we are at this point, it is easy for the enemy to lie to us, to talk the problem up to us, and to make things worse in our minds than they possibly are.

When suffering alone it is also easier for bitterness to set in and take root.

Isolation is the beginning of desolation, so it is important to do the following;

• surround yourself with positive people (Rule #6)
• stay in close contact with the Father
• don't listen to the lies of the enemy
• put yourself in His word and remember His promises