Isolationism

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

The Unhealthy Consequences
1. It can cause us to reap less profit from the work we do (v.9)
2. It fails to give us the support we need to get up and move on after we fail or suffer defeat (v.10)
3. It forces us to confront potentially threatening situations with nothing but our own inadequate
resources ( v.11)
4. It makes it practically impossible for us to overcome dangers that only two or three (or more)
people can sufficiently handle (v.12)

God wants us to learn the value of relationships with others! He wants us to be involved with one another the way the parts of our physical bodies are involved with one another. He actually tells us,
commands us, to be involved with others. And if we are in rebellion in this area, God can be counted on to do something about it. He will respond, in love, in some of these following ways:
1. Not allowing us to prosper in the work we do.
2. Allowing constant defeat.
3. Making us face situations that we cannot handle by ourselves.
4. Allow the enemy to attack us so that we feel endangered.

Loving relationships must be cultivated. We must initiate. We must spend time with one another.
(People who love each other like spending time with each other.) In order to do that, we must prioritize. We must make a commitment to, and embrace, the cultivation of closeness with others.