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Direct Answer Based on Bercot’s example, “my pigs” are the activities we don’t want to give up—often harmless or even family-related—so we label spiritual practices as the flexible item. We rationalize it by calling the sacrifice “unavoidable” or “too late,” even when it was a choice.

Support from Transcript:

• Bercot’s concrete “my pig” was a good activity: working on a puzzle with his youngest son, and he “didn’t want to stop” because they were close to finishing.
• His justification was time pressure: “It’s much too late,” so devotions were canceled.
• He notes this wasn’t rare: “this sort of thing had happened before.”
• He exposes the repeated outcome: “Somehow, it was always the Lord’s Pig that died… It was never one of my pigs.”
• He gives broader examples of interruptions: “People will call you or come by to see you. Issues will arise at work or in the family.”
• He frames it as spiritual warfare against habit: “Satan will do what he can to throw a monkey wrench into your devotional hour.”