Reading "Secrets of the Secret Place" I felt the need to share this particularly part of what Bob Sorge said on "The Secret of Violence". This is not the kind of book you read and remain the same.
"One of the most violent things you'll ever do is wrestle down all the competing elements in your calendar and consistently carve out the time to shut yourself in the secret place, in the busy seasons, it can seem as though a thousand other voices are clamoring for your attention. Which voice will rule, the voice of incompleted tasks or the gentle voice that beckons you to the secret place? Swing your sword against the encroaching tentacles that seek to overgrow your secret life with God. Get alone with God O man of violence! Kiss the Son, O woman of violence!
Please pay good attention to the next paragraph:
It will also require violence to provide your body with sufficient rest so that, when you get to the secret place, you are not constantly falling asleep. This is the violence we exercise the evening before so that the next morning is secured. Everybody has his or her turn at falling asleep when alone with God; that's part of our humanity, and God understands it. However, the man of violence and wisdom will enact whatever measures are necessary to be alert and engaged on a daily basis in this most delightful portion of the day".
In simple language; Bob Sorge says you must be violent with your prayer life that nothing can ever rob it from you each passing day. He says you need to sleep when you ought to sleep, and pray when you need to pray. No matter how spiritual you are, you can never cheat nature. Maximize your time. Sleep is as important as prayer, you need wisdom to balance it so no one suffers each day. Sleep well so as to pray well.
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