Summary: Do you wonder if there really are secrets to self-control? Do you feel like you’re stuck and just need to live with it? In today’s episode of the <a href="https://barbraveling.com/category/christianhabitspodcast/">Christian Habits Podcast</a>, Secrets to Self-Control with Drew Dyck, I visit with Drew about his book, <a href="https://amzn.to/30BPNjl">Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science</a>. <br> <a href="https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3-copy.jpg"></a><br> Drew gives us some great tips on how to preserve willpower and strengthen self-control even after failing at it over and over again. You’ll find hope for the battle and practical help for the day.<br> Drew Dyck is an acquisitions editor at Moody Publishers and a contributing editor at CTPastors.com, a Christianity Today publication for church leaders. He is the author of three books: Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Church…and how to Bring Them Back, Yawning at Tigers: You Can’t Tame God, So Stop Trying, and Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including USA Today, CNN.com, The Huffington Post, Christianity Today, Books & Culture, and Relevant Magazine.<br> Things We Talked About on the Podcast<br> <br> * What got Drew into writing about self-control<br> * How to strengthen and grow your self-control and your willpower<br> * What to do when your willpower is depleted<br> * How to creating bright lines can help with self-control<br> * Do we really need self-control as Christians?<br> * How to gain self-control with our phones<br> * Setting boundaries with phone usage<br> * Drew’s advice for the person who keeps failing at strengthening their self-control<br> <br> Quotable Quotes:<br> “If you wallow in that guilt and you just beat yourself up, what follows is actually more bad behavior; so you need to internalize that grace, cut yourself some slack, forgive yourself, and move on from there.” – Drew Dyck<br> “The key is to strive, but to strive with God’s Spirit, instead of against God’s Spirit.” – Drew Dyck<br> Resources We Talked About on the Podcast<br> <br> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3nn5KDK">Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science (A Guide for Sinners, Quitters, and Procrastinators)</a> by Drew Dyck<br> * <a href="https://amzn.to/2GvEeU1">Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Church…and how to Bring Them Back</a> by Drew Dyck<br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yawning-Tigers-Cant-Tame-Trying/dp/140020545X/ref=pd_sbs_14_5/139-5757877-6204163?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=140020545X&pd_rd_r=1eb3d378-6cd7-426d-bbbf-0bd639f52db9&pd_rd_w=uW4OQ&pd_rd_wg=FlBlC&pf_rd_p=b65ee94e-1282-43fc-a8b1-8bf931f6dfab&pf_rd_r=N0V1KX3XYPJHP80Z2S7Q&psc=1&refRID=N0V1KX3XYPJHP80Z2S7Q">Yawning at Tigers: You Can’t Tame God, So Stop Trying</a> by Drew Dyck<br> <br> How to Listen to the Podcast<br> <br> * To listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-habits-podcast/id899589208?mt=2">click here</a><br> * To listen or subscribe on Android: <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/barbraveling.com/feed/podcast/">click here</a><br> * To listen or subscribe on Stitcher: <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=51757&refid=stpr">click here</a><br> * To listen or subscribe on Google Play: <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iiwjfsakqlz3ubnrg2bsaknhgse">click here</a><br> * To listen or subscribe on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4RiCoYxtkWRm5B4FjXx3lT">click here</a><br> * Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Christian Habits Podcast.”<br> <br> Connect with Drew Dyck<br> <br> * <a href="https://www."></a>
