One of my relatives posted this Cherokee proverb on Facebook yesterday:
“An elderly Cherokee was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, ‘A fight is going on inside of me. It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf is evil–he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and ego. The other is good–he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, patience, and faith. The same fight is going on inside every other person.’ His grandchildren thought about this for a minute, and then one child asked, ‘Which wolf will win, Grandfather?’ The old Cherokee replied softly, ‘The one you feed.’”
This is something about human experience that apparently is common in many worldviews, and we Christians know it well. Indeed, there exists within us a battle between good and evil. Read Galatians 5:16-26.
I pray that God will daily empower you to feed the good wolf!
