Tag: Control

  • Character, then Happiness

    Yes, God wants us to be happy. But it’s not #1 on His list of priorities. It isn’t #1 on any parent’s list of priorities. Why? I want my kids to happy. But this doesn’t mean I want them to have whatever they want at every moment. What’s much more…

  • Control, Anxiety, and Learned Helplessness

    For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been going back and forth between listening to a motivational speaker and reading a book about how our human desire to control everything leads to a great deal of anxiety. Think positive. If we want to do anything in life, we must believe…