Which Inner Wolf Are You Feeding? A Look at Mental Health, Self-Awareness, and Freedom of Choice | Praise Podcast

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00:00:00 --> 00:00:04 A popular internet illustration and some honest self-reflection

00:00:04 --> 00:00:05 set the stage for

00:00:05 --> 00:00:07 this episode on Inner Conflict.

00:00:08 --> 00:00:08 Tune in.

00:00:12 --> 00:00:12 Hello,

00:00:13 --> 00:00:14 and welcome to Momo 634,

00:00:14 --> 00:00:20 the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

00:00:21 --> 00:00:23 Please like, share, and subscribe.

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00:00:43 --> 00:00:47 The buzzing discussed in the episode on somatic memories came

00:00:47 --> 00:00:49 back with a vengeance today.

00:00:50 --> 00:00:53 It was like a beehive was lodged inside my thoracic cavity,

00:00:54 --> 00:00:58 and I had so many other physical manifestations of the anxiety

00:00:58 --> 00:00:59 that it was hard to

00:00:59 --> 00:01:00 concentrate.

00:01:01 --> 00:01:04 I turned on my theta waves binaural beats playlist,

00:01:05 --> 00:01:07 the one recently shared with you in the episode Ear Candy,

00:01:08 --> 00:01:10 and kept it on for the rest of the day.

00:01:11 --> 00:01:15 In reflecting back on the increasing buildup of this anxiety,

00:01:15 --> 00:01:18 I remembered the story of the two wolves.

00:01:19 --> 00:01:19 In essence,

00:01:20 --> 00:01:20 the tale says,

00:01:20 --> 00:01:23 a man was talking to his grandson,

00:01:23 --> 00:01:26 telling him about the fight inside each of us,

00:01:27 --> 00:01:29 represented by two wolves.

00:01:30 --> 00:01:33 The grandson asks the old man, which wolf wins?

00:01:34 --> 00:01:39 The grandfather wisely answers, the one you feed.

00:01:40 --> 00:01:43 The wolves in this story could be good and evil,

00:01:44 --> 00:01:45 anxiety and calm,

00:01:46 --> 00:01:47 or anger and peace.

00:01:48 --> 00:01:50 Any two extremes.

00:01:50 --> 00:01:55 But it always comes down to the individual and the choices we make.

00:01:56 --> 00:01:58 We can blame many factors in our lives,

00:01:59 --> 00:01:59 and let's face it,

00:02:00 --> 00:02:03 some have had seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

00:02:04 --> 00:02:04 However,

00:02:04 --> 00:02:07 in Matthew 19.26,

00:02:07 --> 00:02:10 Jesus tells us that nothing is impossible for God.

00:02:12 --> 00:02:14 In our weekly Family Bible Studies,

00:02:14 --> 00:02:17 we've been talking about how God's love is truly

00:02:17 --> 00:02:19 transformational for those who

00:02:19 --> 00:02:20 embrace Him.

00:02:21 --> 00:02:25 Those who know me now cannot wrap their minds around the wild

00:02:25 --> 00:02:26 child that I was

00:02:27 --> 00:02:31 before I encountered the love of Jesus and the enormity of His

00:02:31 --> 00:02:32 sacrifice for me.

00:02:33 --> 00:02:33 So today,

00:02:34 --> 00:02:37 when the wolves were tussling and howling inside of me,

00:02:38 --> 00:02:40 I asked my husband to pray for me.

00:02:41 --> 00:02:44 He said a prayer with me and prayed for me throughout the day.

00:02:46 --> 00:02:49 Listening to the music that calmed the angry wolf inside of me

00:02:49 --> 00:02:52 is one of my go-to toolkit items.

00:02:53 --> 00:02:54 For more about this,

00:02:55 --> 00:02:56 check out the episode,

00:02:56 --> 00:02:57 It Hurts,

00:02:57 --> 00:02:58 H-E-R-T-Z,

00:02:59 --> 00:03:02 and With Apologies to Christopher Walken.

00:03:03 --> 00:03:05 prayer most certainly helped.

00:03:06 --> 00:03:12 And keeping in mind the very premise of the 634 in this podcast's name,

00:03:12 --> 00:03:15 from Matthew 634,

00:03:15 --> 00:03:17 that we only need to get through today,

00:03:18 --> 00:03:18 helped.

00:03:20 --> 00:03:22 I didn't want to feed the wrong wolf.

00:03:23 --> 00:03:26 I've done that too many times and confessed it to you in the

00:03:26 --> 00:03:28 episodes Past That

00:03:28 --> 00:03:28 Test,

00:03:29 --> 00:03:30 Satan and the Solicitor,

00:03:30 --> 00:03:30 and

00:03:31 --> 00:03:34 the anger-anxiety field trip that did not go well.

00:03:35 --> 00:03:39 All linked below this episode at momo634.com.

00:03:40 --> 00:03:45 I know from experience as a professional overthinker that

00:03:45 --> 00:03:46 feeding the wrong wolf

00:03:47 --> 00:03:51 makes you beat yourself up and feeds into the vicious negative

00:03:51 --> 00:03:52 self-talk cycle.

00:03:53 --> 00:03:57 However, at some point, as stated in the episode Sideways,

00:03:58 --> 00:04:05 We have to pray about it, lay it at God's feet, and let it stay there.

00:04:05 --> 00:04:08 Dust off and get back at it as soon as you can.

00:04:10 --> 00:04:14 We can't claim, like the old Flip Wilson skit, The Devil Made Me Do It.

00:04:15 --> 00:04:19 We choose to act when our emotions are high,

00:04:19 --> 00:04:23 and we can't use our mental health as an excuse to make poor

00:04:23 --> 00:04:25 choices and blame

00:04:25 --> 00:04:26 emotional dysregulation,

00:04:27 --> 00:04:29 even if they are contributing factors.

00:04:30 --> 00:04:32 We have to know ourselves,

00:04:33 --> 00:04:37 the traps where we are tempted to feed the wrong wolf and

00:04:37 --> 00:04:39 finally know that the

00:04:39 --> 00:04:40 true enemy,

00:04:40 --> 00:04:41 Satan,

00:04:41 --> 00:04:46 actively prowls about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.

00:04:47 --> 00:04:52 But God always provides an escape, according to 1 Corinthians 10.13.

00:04:53 --> 00:04:55 Psalm 119.11 tells us,

00:04:56 --> 00:04:59 If we have his word stored up in our hearts,

00:04:59 --> 00:05:01 it will keep us from sinning,

00:05:01 --> 00:05:02 and in essence,

00:05:03 --> 00:05:04 feeding the wrong wolf.

00:05:05 --> 00:05:06 With God's help,

00:05:06 --> 00:05:08 David the shepherd boy,

00:05:08 --> 00:05:09 who became king,

00:05:10 --> 00:05:11 defeated lions,

00:05:12 --> 00:05:12 bears,

00:05:13 --> 00:05:14 and even a giant.

00:05:15 --> 00:05:18 We can certainly defeat the wolves of anger,

00:05:18 --> 00:05:19 sin,

00:05:19 --> 00:05:22 and giving in to whatever feels good to self,

00:05:22 --> 00:05:23 if we,

00:05:23 --> 00:05:24 like David,

00:05:24 --> 00:05:26 commit it to God.

00:05:27 --> 00:05:29 What wolf are you feeding?

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