"I See A Lot of Myself in Christian"

"Those eyes - those belong to the Devil, don't they?" One of the older boys from the church youth group was looking at the latest panel - "Battle with Self." I assured him they were, remarking on his great observation skills. Note: The artist of the mural draws many subtleties in each panel, reflecting if the character is a servant of the King(God) or the Wicked Prince (Satan). The boy seemed very interested in the mural, and I asked him if he was familiar with the story. He said no, and so I proceeded to explain each panel in Christian's journey. After I was finished, he paused and said, "I see a lot of myself in Christian." I asked him what he meant by that and, standing in front of the "Battle with Self" panel, he replied, "I battle myself alot, especially today. I'm not exactly like Christian, though. I didn't make some of the wrong choices he did." After talking together about the armor and how to stand strong in the King, he went back to youth group with a big smile saying, "I'll keep checking back to see what happens with Christian!"