There's an old story that goes something like this. A guy was talking to an old indian chief and was asking him how he stayed so calm and how he managed to make decisions that affected his entire tribe? How did he know the right choice? The old chief told the guy that there were two dogs living inside him, a good dog and a bad dog, and they helped him make the decisions for the tribe. "How do they do that," the gentleman asked the chief? "Well," replied the chief, "When I have a big decision to make, the good dog and the bad dog fight. Whichever one wins, I go with their decision."
The gentleman was really engrossed in the chief's decision making process. "So," he asked, "Which one usually wins?" "That's easy to answer," replied the chief, "The winner is always the one I feed the most."
Today's word is Romans 8:6, New Living Translation (NLT), which reads, "So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace."
There is absolutely nothing that will live for long without adequate nourishment and sustenance. Same holds true to what we allow to influence us and to control us. If we are putting the good stuff in, feeding the good that is in us, we will do the right things. On the other hand, if we are allowing the trash in, feeding the bad that is in us, we will do those things that we shouldn't do and find ourselves in places/positions/situations that we NEVER wanted to be in. Feed the good!
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