Solitude and Silence...But WHY?

Just got back from youth tonight at Warsaw Wesleyan. We watched this extremely thought provoking video by Rob Bell titled "Noise". It talked about our life being engulfed with noise and distractions ranging from our technology to even a book(visual noise).

Now I realize even more how important it for me to have my times of Solitude. It was once said to me that meditation on Scripture is to hear God's heart and then Solitude is for us to feel the heart of God. If in my time of Solitude, that is minimal, (but yet more than what I have done in the past) I can better feel the heart of God which is what I desire, and what most Christians should desire, why don't I do it more. It is absolutely critical for me to find the heart of God in my life, and why not, He is the One that leads me in the ways I should god, "The Lord is my Shepard...He leads ME...need I say more.

So basically this is a challenge to both me and any other person that reads this, schedule a time in your day, heck substitute it for your devos, and spend 30-60 minutes just thinking about God not praying not doing a thing, the idea is to let God just speak to you like he did Elijah, in the sience. No excuses just do it, every single person that reads this and wants to do it post a comment let me know, I don't care who you are from Steph to Jmak. There it is I'm in on it are you. It should be our desire to hear from God, that is why we read His Word, no reason for an excuse except you are weak, and I have been in the past.