The Digital Hermit: Why Isolation is Killing Your Soul

When you live isolated—whether by choice or forced circumstance—you soon realize something disturbing: you start making friends with the mice and spiders.

I know this because I’ve walked that lonely road too.

Friend, Christ never intended us to live as islands unto ourselves. One of the great tragedies of our age is the rise of the digital hermit: connected to everything online, but disconnected from real, flesh-and-blood community.

We’ve lost the family unit, the village, the fellowship. We bought the lie that life should come easy, frictionless, without resistance or sacrifice.

But real connection—meaningful relationships—will always demand effort, discomfort, and vulnerability.

Isolation isn’t just a state—it’s a silent killer.

Step out. Reach out. Fight the comfort of isolation before it slowly drains your soul.

You’re not meant for digital solitude. You’re made for authentic community.