October 11 – Choosing Self-Restraint

The Daily Ripples Podcast · Oct 11, 2026 · 14m · transcript

Pastor Mike opens by tracing self-restraint back to his old career auditing client books as a CPA, long before recovery or ministry, and how quickly you learn that your reaction to people can't be your response if you want to keep the job. What surprises him now is how naturally that discipline has carried into the rest of his life. People tell him often how calm and patient he is, and he's honest that inside his own head he isn't nearly as composed as it looks from the outside. The difference is he's learned to withhold the reaction long enough for an actual response to form.

Corey brings…