Dog Feeding!

Everyday we make probably thousands of choices. Some choices are harder to make than others, and some have bigger consequences than others. Some choices affect our spiritual life. If we make a bad choice we feel like we’ve failed and maybe turn to depression. If we make a good choice we feel great about what happened and there’s contentment. Our decisions affect how we are really doing. Many times I feel like I make the wrong decision, but that’s probably because I’m human. It’s natural for me to sin and to want to sin.

A pastor put it this way: “We have two dogs inside of us, and they’re fighting for our choices. If you make a decision that hurts God you’ll feed the bad dog, but if you make the right choice and follow God you’ll feed the good dog. We can’t control the dogs; we can only feed them, one at a time Every choice we make feeds one of the dogs. If we feed the bad dog he’ll get strong and start to take us over. If we feed the good dog we will find peace and contentment.”

Of course this is just a metaphor of what God and Satan are doing inside of you. The devil tries to get you to slip up and make a choice that will bring glory to him, and God is trying to get you to follow Him and bring glory to Him.

If we follow God and His perfect will find life (John 6:47: Jesus said…”I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life.) We will bring honor and glory to our creator and He will be pleased with us.

If we follow what the devil wants we will find death (Romans 8:13: If you live according to the flesh you will die…) Satan will recive honor and glory when we make a choice that pleases him.

It’s up to us to decide which dog we are going to feed. God’s side vs. Satan’s side.

Who are you going to feed today??

1 Corinthians 10:13

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. NLT

Dedicated to a friend!