another new addiction

here's an excerpt from what i have been studying in song of songs. the book is fantastic. i want to read it for the rest of my life.

I WILL GO...
The hill of frankincense is much smaller that the mountain of myrrh. In other words, even a small amount of prayer prepares us to embrace the large obstacles. The Lords pays well! The Lord hears our prayers because our voices are sweet to him. We need the hill of frankincense that speaks of prayer and fasting in seeking the Lord. The mountain of myrrh is too high without living on the smaller hill of frankincense. The hill is smaller than the mountain. The significance of this is that we don’t have to pray night and day for every temptation. A little bit of communion with the Lord does make an impact. A little bit goes a long way. God enlarges our prayers. We don’t need 24-hour prayer vigils for everything that we do. The Lord taught that prayer helps us to overcome temptations (Matthew 26:41). The commitment to ascend to the "mountain of myrrh" will never be effective without living in prayer on the "hill of incense" She understands her need to identify more deeply with His death. "I will go" (4:6). She commits to go to the mountain of myrrh. In other words, to leave the comfort zone, to embrace the sufferings of Christ. This speaks of her full resolution to embrace everything that the Lord puts before her in order to walk in full partnership with Him. In other words, there is nothing that will keep her from 100% obedience.