Mr. Fred Feldman, our junior high school boys’ physical education
and health teacher, had an interesting saying. “You are what you eat,” he constantly
reminded us. And, from the perspective
of later life, I am confident that he had a firm grip on the truth.
Let me tell you a related story…
A Cherokee Chief was sitting at the fireplace with his
grandchildren one cold winter evening, while sharing a lifetime of sound
judgment and wisdom. “In every life there is a life or death
struggle,” he admonished the coming generation, “a terrible fight between two
powerful wolves. One wolf is evil. It brings fear, anger, envy, greed,
self-pity, resentment, selfishness, dishonesty and arrogance. The
other wolf is good. It brings truth,
serenity, sincerity, confidence, generosity, gentleness, joy, compassion and
humility.”
His youngest grandchild nervously queried, “Grandfather, which wolf
will win?” The elder sage looked the little boy straight in the eye and said
firmly: “the one you feed.”
It’s not a Christian story, but it certainly conveys truth. In life, we have definite
options. We choose either evil or good. However, the overall
result we achieve is actually the product of the life decision tree, which is comprised of a host of
smaller and seemingly ordinary choices we have made along the
way. How we spend our time is one choice. The company
that we keep is another. The spouses we choose, the books we read,
the music we embrace, the television programs we follow, the events we attend,
the church families we join – all are monumental choices that impact our
thinking, our short- and long-term decision making and our eternal destiny.
“…choose you this day whom ye will
serve…but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)
My friend, choose well. Eat well.
The leaves, branches and fruit of your LIFE’S TREE are actually the
product of that which you have purposefully ingested along the way. So, dine sumptuously, healthily and heartily…on
THE WORD.
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all
else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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