Being with God is often a lonely experience. This isn’t because relationship with God isn’t enough to sustain us. It is because it often highlights how alone we really are. Thankfully, God is an infinite being. In him is the possibility for endless and fulfilling relationship. Therefore, though the emotional toil of being alone is present, the toil is bearable. This is a hard dynamic for some to grasp. They believe that a Christian ought to not pine for anyone other than God. They believe that a Christian should be irrationally ecstatic because of their relationship with him. However, this is not the case. Even Adam, in Eden, was given a companion because it wasn’t “good for man to be alone.” This is a hard dynamic to walk. We must not rely on others emotionally, but we must also recognize that it is good to have them and we should want that. Thankfully, God is not an insecure God although he is a lonely god. In this, we can be brave in seeking friendships and godly relationships without the risk of offending him. In the same vain, we also can be sad when our human relationships fail and falter. We can be thankful that our relationship with God never will.