Privacy Please
I believe myself to be a pretty social person , I love people . When it comes to worship , the more the better . I grew up in the 70’s listening to lots of very loud music but the older I get the more I am not only appreciating more solitude but it has become a necessity . More often than not I find myself when alone turning the radio or television off and basking in those rare occasions of silence . When it comes to prayer solitude is an even greater need . There is a power that comes from the privacy . Jesus said in Matthew 6:6″But when you pray , go into your room , close the door and pray to your Father , who is unseen . Then your Father , who sees what is done in secret , will reward you . ” I love the entry for Oswald Chambers today ” the main idea in the region of religion is your eyes on God not men , do not have as your motive the desire to be known as a praying man. Get an inner chamber in which to pray where no one knows you are praying , shut the door and talk to God in secret . It is impossible to conduct your life as a disciple without definite times of secret prayer.”