This is chapter 10 in Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (NavPress, 1991) by Author: Donald S. Whitney and I really like it. This excerpt was taken from this page online.
Will you seek for daily times of silence and solitude? When Solomon’s Temple was erected with "neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built," (1 Kings 6:7), so our personal temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19) needs to be built up with interludes of silence and solitude. Schedule such a retreat for every day. The busier you are, the more hectic your world, the more you need to plan daily spaces of silence and solitude.
A. W. Tozer expanded on this by saying,
Retire from the world each day to some private spot, even if it be only the bedroom (for a while I retreated to the furnace room for want of a better place). Stay in the secret place till the surrounding noises begin to fade out of your heart and a sense of God’s presence envelopes you. . . . Listen for the inward Voice till you learn to recognize it. Stop trying to compete with others. Give yourself to God and then be what and who you are without regard to what others think. . . . Learn to pray inwardly every moment. After a while you can do this even while you work. . . . Read less, but more of what is important to your inner life. Never let your mind remain scattered for very long. Call home your roving thoughts. Gaze on Christ with the eyes of your soul. Practice spiritual concentration. All the above is contingent upon a right relation to God through Christ and daily meditation on the Scriptures. Lacking these, nothing will help us; granted these, the discipline recommended will go far to neutralize the evil effects of externalism and to make us acquainted with God and our own souls.18
As sleep and rest are needed each day for the body, so silence and solitude are needed each day for the soul. These Disciplines have a way of airing out the mind and ironing out the wrinkles of the soul. Plan to come to the quiet every day to meet God in His Word and through prayer.
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Wednesday 07/05/2008 at 12:45 am
I’m sorry I haven’t been around. I’ve been so busy with my book edits. I’m always surprised to come here because you always change your look. I’m just too boring to change it.
This one is really nice too.
Wednesday 14/05/2008 at 1:14 pm
Mmmmmm… that was a good read. It’s so true. Thanks for sharing it.
P.S. I am so into Tozer– he beautifully expresses the heart of God and gracefully smoothes the way for our minds to actually want to do do what it takes to pursue God. He gives wonderfull momentum to a getting-to-know-God journey.
P.P.S I came across this page when I was searching for a recipe for that 7 grain salad from Safeway. Thanks for being here!