Maybe you’ve heard the story about the man who raised dogs for the cruel sport of dog fighting. Strangely enough, he would let his dogs fight each other, and he always bet accurately on the one that would win. His apprentice couldn’t figure out how he did it, so he asked him one day, “How do you know which dog is going to win?”
“Simple,” the man answered. “It’s the one I feed the most.”
Each of us has a dogfight going on inside. Each dog represents a part of us. One is our flesh, and one is our redeemed nature from the Spirit of God. Which one will win? Simple. The one we feed the most.
Are you feeding your flesh with sexual images, steamy plot lines and lingering looks, or are you feeding you redeemed nature with the Word of God, prayer, worship, service and other godly pursuits?
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In the next chapter, we’ll begin looking at how you can help your redeemed nature with this fight by guarding what you allow through your gates.
