Friday Faith Foundations - Are you a control freak?

<h2>It's time to let go of control and let God.</h2> <p>Do you feel the need to control your life and situations? If yes, it's time to let go of control and let God. Say adios to being a control freak.</p> <p>That feels really hard and really ugly, doesn't it? Oh, how I know it.</p> <h3>What is the control freak?</h3> <p>Here's the simple answer. The control freak is that inner voice that says:</p> <ul> <li>Wait, it's not perfect yet</li> <li>I have to do everything</li> <li>No, I have to do it or it won't be right</li> <li>I better learn more first</li> <li>No one else will ever be able to do this the way I do it</li> <li>I'll just wait until I know it will work</li> <li>What if you mess this up</li> <li>I have to do it this way or it won't work</li> </ul> <p>There are more phrases the control freak says, but the point is, that the control freak is a critic. She is very closely related to the perfectionist, maybe even her identical twin. And thinks she needs to control every situation to ensure everything goes the way she thinks it should.</p> <p>The result? Continuously living with <a href= "https://therobyngraham.com/there-will-always-be-hope-if-you-believe/"> doubt</a>, <a href= "https://therobyngraham.com/entrepreneurial-mindset/">fear</a>, <a href= "https://therobyngraham.com/overthinking/">overthinking</a>, and <a href= "https://therobyngraham.com/overcome-procrastination/">procrastination</a>. In addition, you feel exhausted because you're always on duty, doing it all. So you think.</p> <p>But in reality, others offer to help you, but you don't trust they will do it right, or good enough.</p> <h3>Your thoughts aren't always the best thoughts</h3> <p>Isaiah 55:9 says, "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."</p> <p>Here's the thing about our thoughts. They are human. As humans, we are distracted. Distracted by secular influences and let's face it, the devil himself. So when we find ourselves trying to control a situation, person, o