Ep. 19 - Spiritual Disciplines - Silence and Solitude - A Conversation with Missy Zamora

This is the second episode in our series on the spiritual disciplines. We had the absolute joy and privilege to discuss silence and solitude with Missy Zamora. In today’s culture, this is a topic that isn’t commonly discussed and we learned so much during our conversation with Missy. Where do we see this demonstrated in the Bible? What does practicing silence and solitude look like? What is the purpose of this specific spiritual discipline? We would love for you to join us as we discuss these questions and more!

Quotes:

“Solitude is the practice of being still and silent before God with the posture of meekness. Meekness is harnessing strength to the proper authority and being teaching which is an attribute of the disciples. When I’m practicing silence and solitude my posture is that I’m giving everything in awe to the higher authority, God.” -Missy Zamora

“If the disciplines are looked upon as a technique, you’ve missed the point.” -Missy Zamora

“There are those big firework moments but most of our walk with God is just these tiny little flickers that remind us of who God is and who we are to him.” -Missy Zamora

“God is always talking to us, but we’re not always being still and listening.” -Missy Zamora

“How often is it that the distractions are meant to be the main attraction?” -Missy Zamora

“God just wants our heart. The world wants so much more and he just wants our hearts.” -Missy Zamora

Resources:

The Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

The Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adelle Calhoun

The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard

*The beautiful music heard on today’s episode is by Katie Cobbs*