Letting Go of Control - w/ Kristen VanRaden

Notes and Quotes:Want a tool to help figure out your next step?  Sign up here.  Click here for a full transcript of the show. Conversation with Kristen VanRaden. Connect with Kristen @kristenreadsandwrites. I want to hear from you! You can find me and join in the conversation on Facebook and Instagram @stepstotrusting.Hashtag your story of God’s faithfulness and stepping out in faith.#stepstotrustingOn this episode, Kristen shared how God used a situation that was outside of her control to help her learn to trust.   “So pushing down all of these emotions, it might've worked in the short term to get me through the day. Pushing them down, didn't push them away. They just started to sort of building up these fears,”  Affiliate links are used below.  If you choose to purchase from one of these links, Steps to Trusting may receive a small commission no additional cost to you.  Thank you for supporting Steps to Trusting. Please click here if you would like more information.  Books mentioned in today's show:Severe Mercy by Sheldon VanAucken.  I love this book.  The message and title really encourage me to consider how hard things in life could be a mercy.  God on the Dock  is a collections of writings by C.S. Lewis.  Talking about first and second this is included in this collection.  Verses mentioned in today's show"Philippians 4:6 -7Colossians 1:17Kristen’s advice for those struggling with postpartum depression and feeling a lack of control. “Be patient, get help and your identity is not found in the things that you do, but your identity is found in Christ.”If you want to read more about the identity struggle I found in motherhood, check out this story on my blog.  – Who am I?Special thanks to Jim Dougherty for creating the music for the show! Check out his Album City of God on Spotify or Apple Music. Ephesians 2:10