Control The Beast

Unleash your God-given potential by mastering the emotions that hold you back. Hosted by Pastor Ed Snyder, author of Control The Beast , this podcast dives deep into the power of emotional intelligence from a faith-based perspective. Each episode equips you with practical tools to manage anger, stress, and negative emotions—while helping you grow in wisdom, communication, leadership, and spiritual maturity. Whether you’re a leader, a parent, or simply someone who wants to live with greater purpose and peace, Control The Beast Podcast gives you biblical insights and proven strategies to transform your emotions from destructive to constructive. Learn how to stop letting emotions control you—and start using them as fuel to build stronger relationships, better decisions, and a life led by God’s Spirit.

Control The Beast is a business podcast hosted by Ed Snyder, with 105 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ed Snyder hosts Control The Beast, a business show with 105 episodes published.

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  Episode #113

  Ep. 113 Decide Before the Pressure

  Aug 18, 202623 min

  We tell ourselves we will rise to the moment, but under pressure we usually fall to whatever we have already decided. Daniel shows a better way. Before the king's table ever reached him, he "purposed in his heart" (Daniel 1:8, NKJV). The line was drawn in the calm, so the pressure had nothing left to bargain with. In this first episode of Living By Principle, Pastor Snyder walks through Daniel 1:8 and the Psalm 15 portrait of a settled person, and gives you one thing to decide this week before the pressure arrives. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Why character is set before the pressure, not summoned during it. What "Daniel purposed in his heart" means for the decisions in front of you. The Psalm 15 marks of a person who "shall never be moved." Why pre-deciding is really an act of belonging to God, sustained by His Spirit. THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT Name one line you have never actually drawn. Draw it today, in the calm, in writing, before anything asks you to cross it. Decide once, so you do not have to decide it a hundred times under fire. JOURNAL PROMPT Where am I waiting until the pressure to decide who I will be, and what one line do I need to settle today, in the calm? LINKS Too Good Coffee Control the Beast (book) Control The Beast Website Substack (True North Nation) True North Nation Facebook

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  Episode #112

  Ep. 112 Living By Principle Pt.2

  Aug 13, 202625 min

  What drives your life, the flesh, personal ambition, or the Holy Spirit? Pastor Ed Snyder explains how Spirit-led, principled living produces life, peace, purpose, stability, and visible transformation. Discover why convictions must be settled before pressure arrives and how the fruit of the Spirit reveals the evidence of a genuinely Spirit-driven life.

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  Episode #111

  Ep. 111 Living By Principle

  Aug 13, 202620 min

  Everybody is building a life on something. The question is whether that foundation can withstand the storm. Pastor Ed Snyder introduces Living by Principle—a Word-centered approach to developing the fixed points, foundational truths, and internal compass that keep us steady in a changing world. Anchored in Acts 2:38, this message calls us away from feelings-driven living and back to repentance, baptism in Jesus’ name, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and solid biblical ground. Welcome to the Nation.

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  Episode #112

  Ep. 112 Living By Principle Pt.2

  Aug 12, 202624 min

  What drives your life—the flesh, personal ambition, or the Holy Spirit? In this powerful episode, Pastor Ed Snyder explains the difference between simply being busy and genuinely being led by the Spirit. Flesh-driven living produces conflict, selfish ambition, instability, and destructive reactions. Spirit-led living produces life, peace, power, purpose, and visible transformation. The Holy Spirit was not given merely to provide a one-time spiritual experience. He gives us the power to become witnesses, overcome the flesh, pursue our God-given purpose, and live according to biblical principles. The evidence of a Spirit-driven life is not merely talent, activity, or ambition. It is the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These qualities are not simply personality traits; they are supernatural products of a Spirit-filled life. Pastor Snyder also examines the anatomy of a principled person. A principled person is not someone who never experiences pressure. It is someone who has already decided what they will do before the pressure comes. Psalm 15 describes a person who: Walks uprightly Practices righteousness Speaks truth from the heart Keeps commitments even when it becomes costly Remains stable and refuses to be moved Daniel demonstrated this kind of conviction when he determined in his heart that he would not defile himself. Daniel’s three Hebrew friends displayed the same strength when they refused to compromise their worship—even when facing the fiery furnace. What you stand for determines what you will not fall for. When your convictions are settled before the pressure arrives, temptation does not get to make the decision for you. “You don’t need more motivation. You need more of the Holy Spirit. He is the engine of the principled, purpose-driven life.” Key Scriptures: Romans 8:5–6, 14; Galatians 5:19–23; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:4, 39; Philippians 4:13; Ephesians 5:18; Psalm 15:1–5; Daniel 1:8; Daniel 3:16–18; Proverbs 10:9; Proverbs 11:3; Matthew 5:37; James 1:8. Order Control the Beast: Control Your Reactions. Rewrite Your Story by Ed Snyder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDQ8GBMK Start your day with Too Good Coffee: https://drinktoogood.com/ If this episode encouraged or challenged you, share it with someone who needs to become more Spirit-led, principled, and purposeful. Subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode.

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  Control The Beast

  Ep. 111 Living By Principle

  Aug 11, 202620 min

  Everybody is building a life on something. The question is whether that something can hold when the storm comes. In this series, Ed Snyder walks through the anatomy of a God-driven life: the fixed points, the foundational truths, the internal compass that keeps you on course when the world keeps moving. This is not another set of rules to follow. A principle is a governing truth that directs you from the inside out, and the whole series is anchored in one verse, Acts 2:38: repentance, water baptism in Jesus' name, and the gift of the Holy Spirit. That is the foundation. Everything else is built on top of it. Four messages, grounded in the Word, plain enough for anyone and deep enough for anyone. If you have been running on feelings instead of foundations, this is your invitation back to solid ground. Welcome to the Nation.

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