Third Hour Posted May 19, 2017 Report Posted May 19, 2017 Most people equate the hedgehog with a prickly ball because its first instinct is to tuck its head into its chest and pull its quills around itself. For first-time hedgie owners, this quick reaction can cause dismay and frustration. After all, you just wanted to hold your pet or stroke its nose, right? Hedgies are quick to hide, and maybe that’s not such a bad thing. Maybe we should, in fact, try to be more like hedgehogs. 1. Balling Kristacher / Flickr A hedgehog’s first reaction to an unknown situation is to ball up, protecting its soft underside from attack. Too often we react to spiritual danger in the opposite way: we rush in, reasoning that our faith or our willpower will keep us safe. In the meantime, Satan attacks our most vulnerable parts—our family, our faith, and our self-worth—subtly, little digs here and there that wear away the most important aspects of our lives. So next time you sense spiritual danger, protect yourself, ball up, circle the wagons, and retreat from evil. 2. Prickling http://gph.is/XLIAIp A hedgehog prickles. Nobody... View the full article Quote
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