Daily writing prompt

Do you ever see wild animals?

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I see wild animals inside my own heart. They are untamed desires, feelings, and thoughts that tormentingly roar within me, badger me, try to deceive me, and call me to self-destruction. Those wild things can quickly be harmful to me and to the people around me, so I continually resist them and always strive to drive them out.

The wild animals in people are the source of most of humanity’s pain and problems. Untamed desires, feelings, and thoughts need discipline and training. If they are not subdued and overcome, they will release much misery (both internally and externally).

Some people try to use distraction as an attempt to ignore their inner wild animals and pretend that they don’t exist. Others try to sedate their inner wild things with self-medication. Some people simply give in to them and obey their crazy commands and compulsions.

I choose to resist and drive out the wild animals that try to sabotage me from within, but I don’t do it alone. There’s an animal removal expert who rescues me from untamed desires, feelings, and thoughts. The more I surrender to His authority and align myself with His will, the greater grows my freedom from tormenting wild things. My wild animal remover is the risen Jesus. Christ in me is my hope, not just to cope with badgering wild things, but to gloriously overcome them. Thank You, Jesus!

I’d rather soak up and absorb the love of Christ than hear a talk about it. A hardened heart permits people to do horrible things; a tender heart promotes peace. Unless there’s peace within people there won’t be peace among people. Jesus has the best wildlife removal service!

Never give up
And close the cover
Because your story’s not over.
Whatever path you took,
If you’re still alive,
It doesn’t have to be
The last page of your book.
Open your heart
And give Jesus a look.
Let His light show you
How He can make you new.

If you want to know
The peace of God,
Let the inner flow
Of His Spirit grow
Ever stronger
Within you.

To be at odds with God
Is self-sabotage
Because it keeps us from
His supernatural peace.