Which 'Self' Will We Follow? (TMF:2227)

Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Peace to Live By: Which 'Self' Will We Follow? (TMF:2227) - Daniel Litton
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       I love to re-read books personally, just as people re-watch their favorite movies. You see a few things you missed the first time you read it. Plus, you’ll be reminded of all the good things you probably had forgotten about. Sometimes I think our old-self tricks us into to just wanting to sit around and do nothing. The old-self wants to do this because it wants to have time to focus on what it wants to think about, which is negativity of all kinds. Sometimes I think our old-self tricks us into to just wanting to sit around and do nothing. The old-self wants to do this because it wants to have time to focus on what it wants to think about, which is negativity of all kinds. It wants us to feel bad because it wants to be in control. The evil passions lurking inside our flesh want their time in the spotlight. Let’s be real here. And because we have a tendency to default to the negative, it is easier to think bad things than it is to think good things. So, we have to be disciplined in what we pay attention to. There are two forces within each one of us, the old-self and the new-self, and each generates its own hopes and desires. We have to pick which one we will follow.