02014cam a2200325 i 4500 1466705211 TxAuBib 20240725120000.0 211115s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021056305 9780801094934 paperback $16.99 0801094933 paperback $16.99 TxAuBib rda Miller, Sharon Hodde, 1981-, author. The cost of control [Adult Nonfiction] : why we crave it, the anxiety it gives us, and the real power God promises / Sharon Hodde Miller. [Trade paperback edition]. Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2022] ©2022. 201 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199). Why we control -- The illusion of control -- How we got here -- How we control -- Knowledge and information -- Power -- Money -- Autonomy -- Theology -- Shame -- What it costs us -- Broken relationships: the toxic impact of controlling other people -- Burnout: the never-ending work of controlling our circumstances -- Body shame: the impossible ideal of controlling our bodies -- Anxiety: the balancing act of controlling our reputations -- Exhaustion: the surprising striving of controlling our identities -- The real power God promises -- The power of agency -- The one thing we can control. Did you know that your daily habits are instilling in you a false sense of control over your life? This leads to anxiety and broken relationships when things appear to go off track. But God has a solution: trade that so-called control for influence. 20240725. Control (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity. Influence (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity. Nonfiction.