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How to Let Go of Control and Trust God
Description
Trying to control everything can feel like a way to keep yourself safe. But what happens when that need for control becomes the very thing keeping you trapped in fear, anxiety, and exhaustion?
In this episode of The Expert Method, Ian Gatzke sits down with author Sylvia Worsham to explore what it actually means to let go of control and trust God.
Sylvia shares how childhood experiences shaped her need for perfectionism and control, and how a life-threatening medical crisis in 2012 completely changed her understanding of faith, surrender, and her relationship with God.
Together, they explore why we struggle to surrender, how fear and doubt influence our decisions, and what it looks like to trust God when we can't see the path ahead.
They also discuss how to hear God's voice, the importance of stillness and prayer, the difference between religion and a personal relationship with God, and why forgiveness—both of others and ourselves—is essential to finding peace.
Whether you're beginning your relationship with God or struggling to release control over circumstances in your life, this conversation offers an honest perspective on faith, surrender, and learning to trust something greater than yourself.
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Sylvia’s Links:
- Website: https://www.sylviaworsham.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylviaworsham
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachsylviaworsham
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachsylviaworsham
- YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sylviaworsham8455
Release Doubt, Reveal Purpose Podcast:
https://www.sylviaworsham.com/podcast
Dr. Schroeter’s Books:
https://www.sylviaworsham.com/my-books
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Highlights:
0:00 Episode Highlight
1:43 Where the Need for Control Begins
6:08 Why Control Feels Like Safety
8:01 The Crisis That Changed Everything
14:34 Learning to Surrender
18:53 Religion vs. Relationship With God
22:51 Fear, Flesh, and the Spirit
25:20 What Surrender Actually Looks Like
32:18 When Your Identity Is Attacked
35:38 Learning to Let Go
37:20 How to Hear God
40:04 The Freedom of Forgiveness
47:03 See Yourself Through God’s Eyes