Guard your private prayer time or risk mental instability and constant conflict from outside noise. Withdrawing alone with God keeps your mind, heart, and attention focused, protecting your spiritual footing and emotional well-being.
You have to guard the secret place. If you don't guard the secret place, you're going to lose your mind. If you don't guard the secret place, you're going to lose your footing. If you don't guard the secret place, you're going to be conflicted because of all of the different opinions constantly coming at you from all different directions on every possible issue. You've got to learn to get away to private solitary places with the Lord. A time and a place where your mind, your heart, your attention, Totally belong to him unhindered by anything and everything else.
