"How hard can it be?" you may ask. "It has to be easier than trying to witness or deal with people."
It is nowhere near as easy as people think. It is much easier to become discouraged and bitter. To blame God instead of looking to Him. To become more of a hermit and avoid people. The loneliness can become a prison. If those walls are built, it will serve to keep out not only other people (some actually wanting to help) but also God. Tearing those walls down is not an easy task.
I suppose that with technology today, it is easier to distract ourselves than in past eras. With social media, Kindle (no library needed), and movie or sports streaming, those distractions can make the loneliness bearable while pushing out the need for God. Not that the need goes away, but the awareness of it does.
