The Legend of Two Wolves

There is an old Indian story that you have heard before. I share it as a reminder to guard against getting stuck in the quick sand of personal struggle and pain. When times of difficulty grip us it’s good to recognize that our misplaced self-focus can be dangerous and even disastrous.

The Legend of Two Wolves: One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" 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 simply replied, "The one you feed."

We have an insatiable human nature. So who are you feeding these days? Where do you allow your focus to dwell?

A pearl to string: If we have a heart for Jesus and an authentic desire to pursue godliness, lessons like these become protection as much as conviction.

The Message brings Romans 12:3 home to my heart as Paul speaks: “I'm speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it's important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him”.

Better to lose count while naming your blessings
Than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles.
Maltbie D. Babcock

Let’s cast our focus away from that thing that will destroy us. The only thing God wants to withhold from us is havoc. “Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?” Romans 8:32

You are in His smile
You are loved,
Lyndi