Social Compulsions - The Secret Place

The secret place is a fortress with which you can defend your heart from the onslaught of the world. The secular or false self is fabricated as Thomas Merton says by social compulsions. You got to break that addiction to the social compulsions and that happens in the secret place. If you don't have rhythms of renewal, you will seek exits of escape. When you get out, you will medicate your pain. Man cannot live without joy. That is why one deprived of spiritual joy goes over to carnal pleasure. It is amazing what God has for you right now for your life. Look at Psalm 91. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the