1 One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound wisdom. (Proverbs 18:1 CSB)

When I feel depression closing in on me I tend to withdraw within myself. I do not want to burden others when I feel this way but it serves to just make people think I am angry. Mostly because I am not typically this way, but as much so because I am a big man and if I do not have a smile on my face I know I can come across as intimidating.

I do not mean to exude this but it is just a natural byproduct of who I am and how I am.

When I red today’s scripture I fought the idea of it also means I am rebelling against all sound wisdom and being selfish. But looking back I can see that this is exactly what I am doing. I am withdrawing into myself, which is selfish. I am not talking to others so I am not getting sound wisdom I am only holding to my own flawed counsel.

Thus, I need to work more at being open when I begin to feel this way, which will take effort as it is counter to my nature. But as we all know our nature is fallen and sinful and prone to self-loathing.