Do you remember how scary the game of hide-n-seek was as a child? Playing was always fun and exciting, but there was a level of apprehension too knowing that someone might choose to switch up the game and jump out at you, instead of just being found - That momentary confusion and fear is also part of the memory. This week's subject is like playing hide-n-seek. There's no surprise that someone [the enemy] is hiding, but will he choose to remain still -- waiting to be found, or will he decide to jump into your life -- making you feel uneasy and confused about what is really going on. When you played as a child hiding was simple, uncomplicated. Pick and tree, hide, and stand still. But as you got older, the 'hiding techniques' became more sophisticated. Hiding in cupboards, under furniture or even cleverly under the laundry on the floor. But as you got older your skills at routing someone out likely did not advance because we didn't need them, we no longer played simple games like hide-n-seek. We thought we had outgrown that game! But as it turns out, we're often locked in a battle of hide-n-seek with an enemy who can change himself into an image of anything he wants us to identify as the problem -- ANYTHING OTHER THAN HIM! Priscilla writes in her opening comments: "If I were your enemy, I'd disguise myself and manipulate your perspectives so that you'd focus on the wrong culprit---your husband, your friend, your hurt, your finances, anything or anyone except me. ..." From Priscilla's writing my take-aways this week are many. I'll try to highlight the most important ones to me:
~ Andi
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leann miller
5/23/2016 10:56:08 am
My favorite quote from Priscilla this week was, "Focus protects your goals and dreams from being consumed in small bites, stolen right out from under your nose in twenty-minute segments of compromise."
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~ Andi
5/23/2016 02:38:44 pm
I SO agree!!!!
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