Starve The Sumo: How to Kill What's Trying to Kill You | 349 episode artwork

EPISODE · May 1, 2023 · 24 MIN

Starve The Sumo: How to Kill What's Trying to Kill You | 349

from Dad Tired · host Jerrad Lopes

In this episode, Jerrad shares the burden of watching good men fall. Not because they wanted to, but because they fed something that eventually took over. He talks about hidden addictions, quiet compromises, and the kind of decisions that seem small until they’re not. He tells the story of what it means to let sin grow, how it steals joy and freedom, and what it looks like to cut it out before it cuts you down. This is about finishing well, not through willpower, but by starving what’s trying to take you out.Tune in to hear why your future depends on what you feed today.What You’ll Hear:Why moral failure doesn’t start bigHow compromise grows into controlWhat the Bible says about desire, sin, and deathWhy your habits shape the legacy your kids will rememberHow to starve what’s killing you instead of trying to manage itThe difference between salvation and discipleshipWhat Jesus meant when He said to cut it offWhy finishing well requires sacrifice, not just intentionEpisode Resources:James 1:15, Romans 12:1–2, Matthew 5:29–30Dad Tired Q&A MixtapeDad Tired Family Leadership Program – https://www.dadtired.comInvite Jerrad to speak – https://www.jerradlopes.comRead The Dad Tired Book – https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB

In this episode, Jerrad shares the burden of watching good men fall. Not because they wanted to, but because they fed something that eventually took over. He talks about hidden addictions, quiet compromises, and the kind of decisions that seem small until they’re not. He tells the story of what it means to let sin grow, how it steals joy and freedom, and what it looks like to cut it out before it cuts you down. This is about finishing well, not through willpower, but by starving what’s trying to take you out.Tune in to hear why your future depends on what you feed today.What You’ll Hear:Why moral failure doesn’t start bigHow compromise grows into controlWhat the Bible says about desire, sin, and deathWhy your habits shape the legacy your kids will rememberHow to starve what’s killing you instead of trying to manage itThe difference between salvation and discipleshipWhat Jesus meant when He said to cut it offWhy finishing well requires sacrifice, not just intentionEpisode Resources:James 1:15, Romans 12:1–2, Matthew 5:29–30Dad Tired Q&A MixtapeDad Tired Family Leadership Program – https://www.dadtired.comInvite Jerrad to speak – https://www.jerradlopes.comRead The Dad Tired Book – https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB

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