Whenever we face disappointment, grief, hurt, hardship or other unpleasant experiences we often try to avoid them. Sometimes we will even attempt to control people or situations to save ourselves from these negative experiences. Throughout this series you will be invited to stop trying to avoid difficulties by controlling others and instead welcome hardship like a guest with a gift.

Whenever we face disappointment, grief, hurt, hardship or other unpleasant experiences we often try to avoid them. Sometimes we will even attempt to control people or situations to save ourselves from these negative experiences. Throughout this series you will be invited to stop trying to avoid difficulties by controlling others and instead welcome hardship like a guest with a gift.

Whenever we face disappointment, grief, hurt, hardship or other unpleasant experiences we often try to avoid them. Sometimes we will even attempt to control people or situations to save ourselves from these negative experiences. Throughout this series you will be invited to stop trying to avoid difficulties by controlling others and instead welcome hardship like a guest with a gift.

Whenever we face disappointment, grief, hurt, hardship or other unpleasant experiences we often try to avoid them. Sometimes we will even attempt to control people or situations to save ourselves from these negative experiences. Throughout this series you will be invited to stop trying to avoid difficulties by controlling others and instead welcome hardship like a guest with a gift.

Whenever we face disappointment, grief, hurt, hardship or other unpleasant experiences we often try to avoid them. Sometimes we will even attempt to control people or situations to save ourselves from these negative experiences. Throughout this series you will be invited to stop trying to avoid difficulties by controlling others and instead welcome hardship like a guest with a gift.

We often end up living a life that doesn't reflect who we really are or what we really want. We succumb to pressures to please others and measure up to standards we don't agree with. This is a false life because it keeps us from living the life God calls us to live. Our true selves come out as we live in trusting dependence on God who loves us unconditionally because of Jesus. In this series we will consider the things we can quit so that we can receive God's love as we really are.

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