Wild Awakening: How a Raging Grizzly Healed My Wounded Heart
Written by Greg J. Matthews and James Lund
Narrated by Greg J. Matthews
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About this audiobook
Greg Matthews was the ultimate poster-boy for masculinity. Avid hunter and outdoorsman, Air Force and civilian firefighter, EMT, rescue helicopter pilot, fugitive recovery agent, Ground Zero volunteer and more, Greg had spent his whole life striving to serve others but for all the wrong reasons. After his parents’ divorce when he was young, Greg believed deep down that the only way he could be loved and valued—by his father, by his family, and by God—was if he earned it through daring, high-stakes, high-risk—what society commonly refers to as “manly”—achievements.
But everything changed when an idyllic hunting trip through the backwoods of Alaska turned into a harrowing fight for his life. Greg was attacked by a grizzly bear—but the gruesome, nearly fatal conflict offered an unexpected encounter with God. Greg’s eyes, and more importantly, his heart, were finally opened to the lie that he’d internalized as a child: that his dangerously high-risk achievements were the sole signifiers of his worth. The road to recovery was long and painful, but it forced Greg to come face-to-face with the long-held view of manhood he had absorbed as his own identity. The relentless grizzly uncovered something in Greg’s heart: that he was being pursued by an equally persistent God, who loved him unconditionally.
A gripping tale of survival and a rebuttal to outdated notions about masculinity, Wild Awakening “will help you lead a life of greater purpose” (John O’Leary, author of On Fire).
Greg J. Matthews
Greg J. Matthews has been an US Air Force and civilian firefighter, emergency medical technician, special operations rescue technician, rescue helicopter pilot, fugitive recovery agent, World Trade Center attack first responder, and international consultant on emergency management and security. He currently serves as the US Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division antiterrorism officer. He is the founder of Chase What Matters ministry (ChaseWhatMatters.today). He lives in Plano, Texas, with his wife of seventeen years, Rhea, sons Casey and Benjamin, and daughter Ciara.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautifully written truly from the Heart. Narrative given was also stellar...wish though, the authors Mom was included...Blessings.
Christ shows compassion and gives one direction, though many times we don't see it. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Greg Matthews, author and orator of this book, has brought to us a story that touches lives on many levels. It is a true, high adventure gripping story , but relationships are the thread that binds the entire work.
The “father wound”, no one gets a perfect father, except Adam and Eve and notice how their preference to sin, ruined that relationship.
But God had a plan. May all who read this book be drawn by cords of loving kindness to the Father Heart of God. That’s the purpose of every good story, and this one especially.
I hope this author writes more books. His reading is excellent, and makes the listening even more intimate. Five stars, 10 stars! A must read, with a note that the mauling is very difficult to read/ listen to but important to the whole story. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Inspirational and griping story! Read in two days could not put it down. I had tears and goosebumps and felt the warmth of the hugs.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unreal story!! Wow, I am so impacted by this book and the story of this man and how God used him and his experiences. Such an incredible story told from the heart. Thank you!