Days set apart for quiet can be a trap, detracting from the need to have daily quiet time with God. Yet some of us seem to jump like spiritual frogs from worship to waiting, and from waiting to work. God's idea is that the three should go together as one. They were always together in the life of our Lord and in perfect harmony. Yet the last person we get intimate with is Jesus.
True friendship is rare on earth.
It means identifying with someone in thought, heart, and spirit. The whole experience of life is designed to enable us to enter into this closest relationship with Jesus Christ. He left that relationship to lead them even closer. It is a joy to Jesus when a disciple takes time to walk more intimately with Him. Once we get intimate with Jesus we are never lonely and we never lack for understanding or compassion.