Making Peace with What I Can't Control
It's not that we want to be controlling people; it's just that we want to prevent bad things from happening and bring stability to the chaos. Especially when we are afraid of what God seems to be allowing. So we come up with plans and get very intentional about trying to make everyone around us line up with what we really think is best.
We don't have bad motives. We're just desperate to prevent another hardship, more heartbreak, and all the emotional turmoil that feels so unnecessary. But this only leads to a counterfeit version of control where we believe everything depends on us—a crushing weight we were never meant to bear.
In this six-session video Bible study, Lysa TerKeurst addresses the tension so many of us live in, where it seems like the Lord isn't paying attention and the only reasonable option is to take matters into our own hands. She shows us how to:
- Identify the core fears that fuel us to reach for control but only compound the chaos
- Know when we're crossing the line from healthy responsibility into the dangerous territory of fear-driven control
- Recognize specific tactics of the enemy that keep us in spiritual confusion
- Stop allowing the decisions of others to rob our peace
- Wrestle honestly with the Lord about hard questions
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S1: Four Reassurances We Need in the Midst of Unknown Outcomes (Making Peace)
What if the exhaustion you’re feeling isn’t from caring too much—but from trying to carry what was never yours to control?
It’s not that we want to be controlling people; it’s that we want to prevent bad things from happening and bring stability to the chaos—especially when we’re afraid of what ...
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S2: I'd Rather Do Something Than Trust God With Something (Making Peace)
What if the exhaustion you’re feeling isn’t from caring too much—but from trying to carry what was never yours to control?
It’s not that we want to be controlling people; it’s that we want to prevent bad things from happening and bring stability to the chaos—especially when we’re afraid of what ...
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S3: When More Information Makes You More Afraid (Making Peace With...)
What if the exhaustion you’re feeling isn’t from caring too much—but from trying to carry what was never yours to control?
It’s not that we want to be controlling people; it’s that we want to prevent bad things from happening and bring stability to the chaos—especially when we’re afraid of what ...
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S4: When You've Done All You Should Do (Making Peace with What I Can't Control)
What if the exhaustion you’re feeling isn’t from caring too much—but from trying to carry what was never yours to control?
It’s not that we want to be controlling people; it’s that we want to prevent bad things from happening and bring stability to the chaos—especially when we’re afraid of what ...
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S5: Practicing God's Wisdom When We're Tempted to Control (Making Peace with...)
What if the exhaustion you’re feeling isn’t from caring too much—but from trying to carry what was never yours to control?
It’s not that we want to be controlling people; it’s that we want to prevent bad things from happening and bring stability to the chaos—especially when we’re afraid of what ...
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S6: Trusting God Instead of Trying Harder (Making Peace with...)
What if the exhaustion you’re feeling isn’t from caring too much—but from trying to carry what was never yours to control?
It’s not that we want to be controlling people; it’s that we want to prevent bad things from happening and bring stability to the chaos—especially when we’re afraid of what ...
