I am sure someone with more theological knowledge will correct me if I am blatantly wrong.
My commute to and from work is about a good 30 minutes one way. So the drive gives me a lot of time to think and pray.
This morning an interesting thought came to mind: What if there is a such thing as a personal Satan?
Mind you, this is NOT something I want.
What I mean by "Personal Satan" is all those things that keep me away from God -- my areas of weakness, my Achilles's heel.
I thought about it for a while and concluded that the thing that keeps me furthest from God is very close to the thing that brings me closest to God -- my relationships with other people. Sometimes it's a person that helps me see what God has in store for me, what His will for me is. Many times finding God's gifts and discerning God's will is achieved in community. But other times, it's worrying about what people think, what they will do (which is beyond my control), how do they feel about me, that lures me away from God. A Personal Satan.
Maybe I'll come back to this and expand on it. But that's all I have for now.
Blessings,
E
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