There is an old Cherokee legend about a grandfather teaching his grandson an important life lesson.
The grandfather explains to the young boy that we all have a battle going on inside of us.
He said,
“My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ that live inside us all.
One is evil.
It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
The other is good.
It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:
‘Which wolf wins?’
The old Cherokee replied simply,
“The one you feed.” (Author Unknown)
Oh
how the battle is real
the battle that takes place in our head
in what
I listen to
in what
you listen to...
When we
Put On
the
Old Self
feeding the "evil" wolf inside by
listening to the
Lies
in our head~
I am not good enough
I am unlovable
I am nothing.
When we listen
and respond to
the
Old Self
it is well fed
and
wins
and we are stuffed with the fruit of
anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
When we
Put On
the
New Self
and listen to the
Truth
that is planted in our heart~
I am accetped
I am loved
I am His.
When we listen
and respond to
the
New Self
it is well fed
and
wins
and
and we are stuffed with the fruit of
joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.
The choice to choose
Who will you feed today,
the one who speaks the loudest?
The one whose voice drowns out the truth
or
the one whose voice destroys the lies?
So
Let's
Put Off
feeding
the
Old Self
inside
who
produces rotten fruit
and
Put On
Feeding
the
New Self
inside
who will
feed me
who will
feed you
with
the
Truth
that
fully
satisfies.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17