Two Wolves

I just received an email from a friend of mine. I believe it speaks volumes that we all need to hear and re hear and hear again….

A Native American boy was talking with his grandfather.
“What do you think about the world situation?” he asked.
The grandfather replied, “I feel like two wolves are fighting in my heart. One is full of anger and hatred; the other is full of love, forgiveness, and peace.”
“Which one will win?” asked the boy.
To which the grandfather replied, “The one I feed.”
(Origin Unknown)

This simple story provides the essence of a possibly life-changing attitude for yourself… You’re likely to become what you think about. The words are almost too simple to “feel important.” However, if you “get it,” if you truly integrate their meaning, you can harness the power of a positive attitude. Simply stated… if we choose to think positive thoughts, we’ll more likely get positive results; if we think negative thoughts, we’ll probably get negative results. Pretend for a moment that every thought is a seed you sow in your fertile mind. Therefore, someone once said, “If you plant crabapples, don’t expect to harvest Golden Delicious.” You will likely reap the fruit of the thoughts you sow.

We reap what we sow. So many times we just do what we want when we want thinking only of ourselves, which we can not do. Those of us with spouses and children know that we can not always get our way, and seldom do. But the point of it is not that we always get what we want, the point is we love others as we love our selves. If we are able to show the love God gave to us, then the short falls we think are coming will be mountains we can not contain.

Feed peace, not hate. Love as you were loved. Remember we see Jesus when we go and do, not sit and wonder.