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The Eagle and the Wolf
(By David Edwards from the book, "One Step Closer")
[Edited]
On the wall of a correctional center in Atlanta, a poem written in grease pencil caught my eye. It read:
"The Eagle And The Wolf
There's a battle between the eagle and the wolf.
The eagle inside of me represents everything that is
good and pure.
And even though it soars through the valleys,
it still lays its eggs on the mountain tops.
There's a wolf inside of me.
And the wolf preys upon my weaknesses
and justifies itself in the presence of the pack.
Who will win the war between the eagle and the wolf?"
There was a big space and then there were the following words written by someone else: "The one that you feed."
I'll never forget the power of those words scrawled on that wall. Who wins the battle for your mind? The one you choose to feed. Who wins the battle between right and wrong? The one you choose to feed.
What thoughts are you feeding? Are you filling your life with God's truth, or are you feeding it a steady diet of TV, materialism, and out-of-control habits. It's easy to become desensitized and conformed to this world. But God calls us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, to take every thought captive, and to be doers of the Word.
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:1-2 NIV)
(By David Edwards from the book, "One Step Closer")
[Edited]
On the wall of a correctional center in Atlanta, a poem written in grease pencil caught my eye. It read:
"The Eagle And The Wolf
There's a battle between the eagle and the wolf.
The eagle inside of me represents everything that is
good and pure.
And even though it soars through the valleys,
it still lays its eggs on the mountain tops.
There's a wolf inside of me.
And the wolf preys upon my weaknesses
and justifies itself in the presence of the pack.
Who will win the war between the eagle and the wolf?"
There was a big space and then there were the following words written by someone else: "The one that you feed."
I'll never forget the power of those words scrawled on that wall. Who wins the battle for your mind? The one you choose to feed. Who wins the battle between right and wrong? The one you choose to feed.
What thoughts are you feeding? Are you filling your life with God's truth, or are you feeding it a steady diet of TV, materialism, and out-of-control habits. It's easy to become desensitized and conformed to this world. But God calls us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, to take every thought captive, and to be doers of the Word.
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:1-2 NIV)
