Seeking to make the Lord God Jesus Christ visible in our midst… "Where two or three are gathered together in My name there am I in the midst of them." (Matt. 18:20)
One of the ways the proprium “digs its claws in” is to become very impatient when I read the WORD. “IT” tries to get me to either hurry up, or it interjects with reminders of things that need to be done. Yesterday it was, ” …come on man, hurry up. You have 9 notifications on Facebook”!!
Hi Ian. I always wonder when that happens “hmm there must be something really good or particularly important for me in what I’m approaching and the proprium is trying extra hard to distract me!” Even if I only recognise it after the fact , at least I can go back to it and try again.
One of the ways the proprium “digs its claws in” is to become very impatient when I read the WORD. “IT” tries to get me to either hurry up, or it interjects with reminders of things that need to be done. Yesterday it was, ” …come on man, hurry up. You have 9 notifications on Facebook”!!
Hi Ian. I always wonder when that happens “hmm there must be something really good or particularly important for me in what I’m approaching and the proprium is trying extra hard to distract me!” Even if I only recognise it after the fact , at least I can go back to it and try again.
Hi Sarah,
That is a very good point. Had not looked at it from that perspective before. Thank you for the insight.
Thank you so much for this, Sarah! I too need to be reminded that the proprium is at work trying to distract me while I’m reading the Word!
Hi Kirsten. It was as much a reminder for me too . It never rests right 🙂