Silence and Solitude Silence and solitude are two of the most overlooked spiritual disciplines, but they are two of the most beneficial disciplines in a Christian’s life. Donald S. Whitney defines these two practices in his book “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life” as follow: “The Discipline of silence is the voluntary and temporary abstention from speaking so that a certain spiritual goals might be sought,” and “Solitude is the spiritual discipline of voluntarily and temporarily withdrawing to privacy for spiritual purposes”. There are 5 areas to look into when discussing silence and solitude as spiritual disciplines. The first area is the places in the Bible that are examples for Christians to practice this discipline. The second area is the benefits that come with practicing the discipline. The third area are the commands given in scripture to attempt this discipline. The fourth area are the struggles that will come while practicing this discipline, and the practical steps to take to avoid falling into these areas. Finally, Donald Whitney was accurate in his approach towards these two disciplines. Silence and solitude will be shown as extremely beneficial to the Christian faith. The first areas to discuss are the places this silence and solitude are shown throughout scripture. The first scripture to note is Matthew 4:1 which …show more content…
These get away moments can be a place out in the wilderness, or in a room when the believer is all by themselves. Overall, the main objective is to go somewhere that a believer will be in complete silence and be able to full focus their attention on God. This was also very evident in Jesus’ strategy to practice this spiritual discipline in Mark 1:21-39. These are some of the main areas that Whitney discussed in his book, to help a believer stray away from falling from this