...He would withdraw to a desolate places and pray - Luke 5:16
Why are we (men especially) so bad at solitude? Our King did it well. Jesus knew His limitations. He understood His need to connect to His Father - to His guidance and power. He knew how good that that connection was. He wants us to know it too.
If it's so good, why do we struggle? Well, it's a little because we're busy. Solitude is hard when you're working / married / have kids. And, it's a little because we're not well practice. And it's because, deep down, we know solitude means confrontation. Solitude removes distractions and leaves us, for a few minutes, along with God the Holy Spirit. Solitude sometimes defined as being alone, but we're not. The the spirit dwells within us 1st Corinthians 3:16. God's right there. And we know what might happens when we're alone with God. He might ask us to stop something we don't want to stop or start something we don't want to start. He might.
But if we avoid His confrontation, we'll miss His companionship, council, comfort, restoration, and rescue. So, we must take courage. We must not worry that we don't do it well. And we must make solitude a priority, just as Jesus did.
The above blog was taken from WIRE - Justin Camp
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