Your Future Self Will Thank You

This is a straightfoward look at self-control and how it affects your future, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It's written in layman's terms, includes applicable references to scripture (rather than it just being sprinkled in there randomly), and talks about the importance of self control versus system control. One thing I'd like to see more of is tangible suggestions for newcomers to the self-control game to get started. The AA analogy was a good starting place, but I'm thinking more of for the folks who are going it alone...as we know so many try to do.

I am thankful to Moody Publishers and net galley.com for an advance copy of this book. Discipline is a dirty word today in our age of instant comfort, an age when we can order everything without ever leaving the house, when credit is readily and freely available to make purchases who wants to think of self denial?

Yet that is exactly what the Christian life is all about "whoever would come after me must deny himself take up his cross and follow me." In this book Drew Dyck seeks to move beyond the traditional self help books that are out there and take us to the heart of transformation which is of course the gospel. He reminds us of the sweeter song of the gospel over and against the siren song of sin in our lives.

As I read this book it moved me emotionally, it moved me towards Jesus and his gospel and helped me think through some of the sinful habits in my own life. A good read for anyone at all.

I enjoyed reading all about self control and all of the various forms of ideas we have created around self control. There is a great bridge from bible passages, current event stories and the authors opinions that really pull everything together in this book. Parts of this book are a little wordy but the stories are relatable and relevant. This books put a lot of things into perspective and provides some real insight as to how we can make a turn and gain some self control back into your life.

This book explains the virtue of self-control and how to strengthen it from both Biblical and psychological perspectives. There is a good explanation and history of thoughts about self-control. There are numerous Biblical references as well as quotes from historical and literary persons. The book is well-researched.
Dyck teaches about keystone habits which are the basic habits that make other healthy habits more likely.
I agree with Dyck's conclusion that "Self control is foundation. It leads to freedom and flourishing. Ultimately its what allows a person to live a life that blesses others and glorifies God."
My only criticism of this book is that is weaker in the area of how to teach a person to increase their self-control. I am not sure that someone who is relatively weak in this area will have a clear understanding of how they can actually increase their own self control. Since this is would be the primary audience for this book, I am not sure if they would come away from it with a good action plan or not.
I am thankful to Moody Publishers and net galley.com for an advance copy of this book.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a free, digital, ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is not a book for the faint of heart. The author tells it like it is from the Bible and from scientific studies. The premise of the book is that those who have self-control are much more successful in life in general. Learning how to be self-controlled is a must. Self-control isn't just going to happen. There are ways to improve self-control, and the author gives some good advice in this book.

I have been reading the book, Your Future Self Will Thank You, by Drew Dyck. I cannot tell you how fabulous of a read it is. I believe that God has provided us with so many resources but I don’t know that we always use them. This book is a resource to put perspective on how God can change the way you think, live, and do life. If you are looking to make positive, Christ-like change in your life I strongly suggest you take a look at this book.
Dyck leads you through Gods commands, his personal journey, and relevant research in this book to confront the attribute of self-control in your life. As one of the fruits of the spirit, self-control is often thought of as out of our control but because God made it as a fruit of the spirit, he is telling us that we do have control and that through him, with him we can better our self-control. Dyck walks you through to understand what that means and looks like today in your life.
This book is so full of highlights for me that you would think it was printed on colored paper. Go grab this book and take the time to read it from cover to cover!

I am not one who is into reading a ton of self help books, but I came across this title on Netgalley and wanted to try a book that deals with self control from the Biblical perspective. I couldn't be happier with it!
It was relatively short and not long winded or too wordy(which I prefer in a non-fiction), right to the point. I thought the points the author addresses were valid and soundly answered. I am encouraged and invigorated by what I have learned,and I am putting into practice some of these strategies.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley and was not required to give a positive review. My opinion is my own.
I may buy myself a hard copy to refresh my memory, and keep as a reference.

I knew self-control was important. I knew I needed more of it. Reading this book helped me understand why it is so important and also gave me the information I needed to strengthen that discipline in my own life.

I also knew self-control was one of the fruit of the Spirit. Here I found out Thomas Aquinas identified it as the foundational virtue. None of the other virtues could be developed without it. (Loc. 95/2515) I realized self-control is more important that I ever thought.

Dyck helped me understand how to develop self-control. I hadn't really thought of it as surrender. He defines self-control as “the ability to do the right thing, even when you don't feel like it.” (Loc. 299/2515) God knows what is right for us so surrender to His guidance and empowerment is essential. I now know self-control cannot be truly developed apart from God. I also found out why having the knowledge is not enough to produce action. I also learned about the importance of habits.

Dyck helped me understand why I have more willpower at certain times of the day (morning). He helped me recognize those situations that deplete willpower and what I can do to build up and replenish it. I also found out that purpose is very important in motivation and what better purpose could there be than loving God and loving others? And self-control gives us thee freedom to do that.

“As you are liberated from the tyranny of self, you're able to experience God's best for your life.” (Loc. 307/2515)

I highly recommend this book if you wand to understand the importance of self-control and how to develop it. Dyck has done an excellent job of combining insights from the Bible, brain science and his own experiences.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

In the book Your Future Self Will Thank You, author Drew Dyck gives us a honest and humors guide to tackling self-control from a Biblical perspective. Dyck writes: “Biblical self-control is about keeping our loves in the right order. In a sense, we can only do what we love. When we succumb to sin, it’s because in that moment, we loved something else—pleasure, pride, comfort—more than God. We will always operate out of our loves. That means we must rightly order our hearts, taking special care to ensure we are not worshiping anything or anyone other than God. Doing so will also help us fulfill the second greatest commandment: loving others.” He continues: “The first job of self-control is resisting the temptation to put yourself first. There’s a certain pain in loosening your grip on self-centeredness.”
This was an excellent and challenging read with some very interesting stories. I would highly recommend this book. I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Have you read Charles Duhigg on habits, but wondered about how the research on habits works with what the Bible teaches about sanctification? Have you read James K. A. Smith on habits, but wondered how his link of your loves to your habits will really work in the nitty-gritty of life? Or have you read one of the many willpower books out recently, but again tried to square that research with Scripture? Drew Dyck's Your Future Self Will Thank You is the book that perfectly wraps up a theology of sanctification with modern research on habits and willpower without, as far as this laywoman understands, losing either. As someone who spent 2018 reading voraciously on the dual threads of sanctification as presented in the Bible and habits as understood by psychology, this book was a perfect capstone. The book presents research in an easy to read manner. The author provides his own life as a case study, but in a way that it can be broadly applied. Whether you've read broadly on the topic of self-control or are looking into it for the first time, this book will have something to teach you.

Your Future Self Will Thank You speaks to the development of habits from a Christian perspective.

Drew has presented basic information on common issues plaguing the 21st century Christian Throughout the text, he augments his observations and readings with thoughts from the centuries old theologians and philosophers to pop culture productivity gurus like Tim Ferriss.

Drew, a self-proclaimed theology geek and word nerd, has provided a solid text that will help Christians apply secular productivity phenomena like of habit stacking.

I highly recommend this book.