What we don’t trust, we’ll try to control.

Life is unexpected sometimes. We know this. And yet … we still have a driving sense inside of us that if we just know enough, worry enough, research enough, plan enough, arrange enough, talk things through enough, and stay ahead of things enough, we will be OK, our people will be safe, and life can go on like it should.

It’s wise to plan for the future and be responsible. But when our desire to be responsible crosses over into the impossible task of controlling the uncontrollable, we will find ourselves exhausted, on the edge of burnout, with high stress and anxiety levels. The good news is that we can rest in this truth: There will always be gaps in the trust we have with people, but there are no gaps in the trustworthiness of God.

When you sign up to receive this free resource — “Am I Trying To Control the Uncontrollable?” — Lysa TerKeurst will help you:

• Debunk the myth that you have to identify as a “control freak” in order to struggle with control by learning the sneaky ways it shows up in our thoughts and behaviors.
• Discern the paper-thin line between wise, responsible habits (which produce peace) and controlling tendencies (which breed chaos) by answering specific prompts and questions.
• Stop carrying the weight of holding everything and everybody together by surrendering what you’re most worried about into God’s fully capable hands.