Two Wolves: Which One Are You Feeding?
- Ron Hale
- 5 days ago
- 4 min read
I heard a quote the other day that made me pause and really think:
“There are two wolves inside all of us. One chained in the light, the other chained in the dark. Which one lives? The one you feed.”
It made me take a hard look at myself: my reactions, my quiet thoughts, the choices I’ve made when no one was watching. The truth is, whatever side you feed the most will dominate. So let me ask you honestly: Which wolf are you feeding?
I remember sitting in my office lobby years ago when a coworker leaned over and asked,
“Ron, how do you stay calm under pressure? You never panic.”
I laughed, but inside I thought, If you only knew.
If you only knew the road I walked to get here, the choices that nearly wrecked me, the people I let influence me, the anger I carried, the fear that felt like a shadow. If you only knew how many times I fed the wrong wolf.
The Bible warns us: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” (Proverbs 14:12)
Sometimes the wrong wolf doesn’t look wrong at first. It looks like fitting in. It looks like a relationship that feels comforting but pulls you away from God. It looks like a habit that numbs your pain but steals your purpose. It looks like holding onto unforgiveness because you feel justified. It looks like shortcuts when God is calling you to endurance.
That’s the dark wolf. It’s fed by fear, bitterness, pride, jealousy, and compromise. The more you feed it, the louder it gets, and eventually, it starts making your choices for you.
The Word is clear: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life.” (Galatians 6:7-8)
Feeding the wrong wolf will drain your peace, cloud your judgment, and leave you empty, wondering why you’re never satisfied.
But there’s another wolf chained in the light, waiting for you to feed it. This one is fed by faith, trust, humility, gratitude, patience, and truth. It’s the voice reminding you to forgive when it hurts, to keep going when you’re tired, to love people who can’t pay you back, to walk away from what doesn’t honor God, and to trust Him when you can’t see the outcome.
Look at Abraham: “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” (Hebrews 11:8)
Abraham didn’t have all the answers. He had a promise and a choice: feed the wolf of faith or the wolf of fear. He chose faith, even when it cost him comfort, familiarity, and approval.
Jesus also made it plain: “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14)
The narrow road often feels lonely, and it often goes against what everyone else is doing, but it leads to life.
The world will tell you:
“Do what feels good.”
“Follow your truth.”
“Take the easy way.”
But the world doesn’t tell you the cost. Feeding the wrong wolf keeps you stuck, while feeding the right wolf aligns you with your God-given purpose.
The enemy is sneaky. Sometimes the dark wolf shows up as seeking likes on social media to feel good about yourself. Sometimes it’s gossip that makes you feel like you belong. Sometimes it’s distractions that eat up your time, or fear telling you, “You can’t.” But in those moments, Jesus is gently reminding you, “Through Me, you can.” (Philippians 4:13)
So I’m asking you today:
Will you feed fear or faith?
Will you feed bitterness or forgiveness?
Will you feed anxiety or trust?
Will you feed distractions or your calling?
