I've also got a hunger for feeding the things I'm concerned about. That is called worry and fear. Is the family okay? Did I screw up too badly yesterday to recover today? Is the business going in the right direction? Is this meeting going to blow up in my face? Am I saving enough? Am I a good enough husband, father, friend, and leader? All the worry, doubts, and fears that scream for your attention as your brain begins to focus on what lies ahead for the day.
Those lies hold my attention until I feed my mind with the good stuff: prayer to thank God for all the things, reading His word, and other books that pour encouragement and affirmation into my psyche, a little exercise to move the blood stream around, circulating life, not stagnation. Things that feed faith and future so that fear and doubt can be left in the past looking for someone else to feed off of.
"So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions." (Galatians 5:16-17)
