Christian Living Cutting out the Noise

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At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place…

Luke 4:42 New International Version

But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places 
and prayed…

Luke 5:16 (NIV)

In these days he went into the hills to pray; 
and all night he continued in prayer to God.

Luke 6:12 (NIV)

After a tiring day of ministering to the sick, Jesus gets up early in 
the morning, leaves his house, 
and goes to a solitary place to pray.

Mark 1:35 (NIV)

Then he added, “Pay close attention to what 
you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. 
But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken 
away from them.”

Mark 4:24-25 New Living Translation (NLT)

…Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire…

1 Kings 19:11-12a (NIV)

And after the fire came a 
gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, 
he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the 
mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, 
“What are you doing here, Elijah?

1 Kings 19:12-13 (NIV)