Prayer

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Prayer Confession Fasting Meditation Simplicity Wo
rship
Submission Study Solitude Service Celebration
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Very early in the morning, while it was still
dark, Jesus got up, left the house and
went off to as solitary place, where he
prayed.
Mark 135 (NIV)
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Be still and know that I am God I will be
exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in
the earth. .
Psalm 4610 (NIV)
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Solitude is choosing to be apart from others so
that we can enter into a period of silence and
listen for the voice of God.
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Purposes of Solitude

• Solitude Silence
• help us listen to our own heart
• (Luke 120).

Solitude Silence help us listen to the heart
of God (1 Kings 1911-13).
Solitude redirects our focus from what we are
doing to who we are becoming (Ex. 211-417).
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Purposes of Solitude

• Silence can be an act of worship
• (Hab. 220 Zeph. 17 Rev. 81).

Silence deepens our faith in God (Ps. 621-2
Is. 3015).
Solitude Silence give us an opportunity to
rest (Mark 631).
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Purposes of Solitude

• Solitude Silence prepare us to seek the will
  of God
• (Luke 612-13).

Silence trains us to control our tongue (Pro.
1727-28 James 126 3).
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Dangers of Solitude
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Directives for Solitude
Develop the discipline of silence
solitude gradually and purposefully.

• Moments
• Meditations
• Mornings
• Monuments

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Directives for Solitude
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Intelligent silence is the mother of prayer,
freedom from bondage, custodian of zeal, a guard
on our thoughts, a watch on our enemiesa
companion of stillness, the opponent of
dogmatism, a growth of knowledge, a hand to shape
contemplation, hidden progress, the secret
journey upward.
John Climacus The Ladder of Divine Ascent
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Solitude doesnt require much effort or time.
And seclusion with God doesnt have to be a
super-spiritual setting, either. Sometimes its a
motorcycle ride for me. Or a drive along the
back roads in my pickup. Other times, a long and
quiet walk all alone with my thoughts is best.
For you, time alone can take any form you like,
so long as you are deliberately away from other
people.
Chuck Swindoll
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