Extracted

I was given a book by AW Tozer for Christmas. I've been a little trepid about jumping off into it so I've been slowly slipping a mental toe in. On page 29, I read this last night:

"The ancient curse will not go out painlessly; the tough old miser within us will not lie down and die in obedience to our command. He must be torn out of our heart like a plant from the soil; he must be extracted in agony and blood like a tooth from the jaw."

I have an appt today at 11 to get a tooth pulled.