Controlling vs Caring with Lysa TerKeurst
In this episode, I sit down with Lysa TerKeurst for a really honest conversation about something I think a lot of us struggle with: control.
Lisa shares how anxiety, fear, and experiencing worst-case scenarios can cause us to hold on tighter and try to control the people and circumstances we love most. We talk about what it looks like to recognize what we can actually do, what we have to accept, and ultimately what we need to release into God’s hands.
We also get into parenting adult kids, marriage, broken trust, and the difference between caring for someone and trying to control them. Lisa gives two simple phrases that can completely change the way we communicate with our adult children: “Are you open to a thought?” and learning to say “okay” when they make a decision we wouldn’t make.
This is such an honest and practical conversation about trusting God with the people and things we love most—and learning to let go of what was never ours to control in the first place.
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