We begin the second in our series of spiritual disciplines of Jesus in 2025 we call Practicing the Way. Solitude is intentional time in the Quiet with yourself and God. Our four week progression goes like this:
We begin our journey in the Quiet Place.
It’s in the Quiet where you can truly hear Jesus’ voice—but learning to discern His voice from all the other noise in your mind takes practice. That’s where the spiritual discipline of Solitude comes in. Solitude is how we train our hearts to be with Jesus, to filter out the competing voices—our own thoughts, the distractions of the world, and even the lies of the enemy.
When you enter the Quiet, you’ll encounter three things—and we’ll walk through each of these together in the coming weeks:
An encounter with yourself
An encounter with your enemy
An encounter with God
Many of us want to hear God, but we struggle because we’re not sure how to separate His voice from our own inner dialogue—or from the subtle deceptions of the enemy. That’s why this practice is so important.
In a world overflowing with digital distractions and endless content, silence and solitude have become rare commodities. The noise doesn’t just clutter your mind—it puts your soul at risk, dulling your ability to hear when God is speaking to you.
This truth became real to me during my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in 2016, where I experienced firsthand the power of stepping away from the noise and into intentional quiet.
When you read the Gospels—especially the Book of Luke—you see how much Jesus prioritized Solitude:
“But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:16)
“Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives…” (Luke 22:39)
Again and again (Luke 4:42, 6:12, 9:10, 9:28), Jesus withdrew to what the Greeks called the eremos—a deserted, solitary place. It was in these quiet places that He communed deeply with the Father, away from the crowds and distractions.
I’m excited to re-engage in this Solitude Practice with you—to follow Jesus’ example by making intentional space to retreat from the noise of daily life.
Let’s become like Jesus by embracing the Quiet, where transformation begins.