GENESIS 32:24 " LEFT ALONE "

The holiday's are a time of celebration I love the holiday's especially Thanksgiving and Christmas . It's a time you spend with family and friends enjoying fellowship with each other reminiscing about past holiday's and times shared together. Unfortunately the holiday's are a  time when people who don't have any family and are left alone. Christmas and New Year 's are holiday's when people commit suicide. With no one to share these times with people feel abandoned and end their life. Isn't it sad that some of the most joyous times are the saddest times for some people because they are left alone. Just about everybody desires companionship and the warm feeling we get when those we love are around us.  God said "it is not good that man should be alone" (GENESIS 2:18). Adam had fellowship with the creator of the universe and it wasn't enough, he needed someone on his level so God created  Eve. Is it possible to be surrounded by people and still feel alone?  You can be marrried have children, friends and family all around you and still feel alone and empty.                                                                                                                                                       Jacob had come to a cross roads in his life and was alone all by himself , is it possible to say that it was God orchestrating the events in his life and he was about to come head on with destiny. Jacob was left alone and alone he met God! There are times that God will bring us to a place of isolation, because it's hard to hear God in a crowd. At times we get so busy with the cares of life we won't even spend time with God, so God has to create an atmoshere so we can wrestle with ourselves alone. The benefit of Jacob being alone with God is that God changed his name from "Deceiver" to "May God Prevail" Thus , he was now recognized as " Prince with God ". Do you need a name change? The bible says "A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold" (PROVERBS 22:1 NIV). A good reputation is more important than wealth! What's in a name, The bible says " And hath given him a name which is above every name ; That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow," PHIL:2:9-10). Don't you agree it's time to get alone with God!!