How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Trust in God

About this episode

Dr. Sharla discusses how to identify and overcome self-sabotaging patterns that hinder trust in God.

Trust isn’t about feeling calm. It’s about deciding who carries the weight. In this episode, Dr. Sharla introduces a biblically grounded and psychologically informed framework for identifying the hidden patterns that keep you saying you trust God while quietly maintaining control. You’ll learn why many sincere believers stay stuck in cycles of overthinking, delay, spiritual exhaustion, or disappointment and how fear can disguise itself as maturity. Dr. Sharla unpacks four “trust distortions” that mimic obedience but avoid relational vulnerability with God: confirmation chasing, rumination, contract thinking, and emotional certainty. Using Scripture and clinical insight, she explains how these patterns temporarily reduce anxiety but ultimately weaken discernment and intimacy. If you’ve been asking for more signs, replaying decisions endlessly, feeling resentful when outcomes disappoint, or waiting to “feel peace” before you move, this episode will help you recalibrate. You’ll walk away with practical direction for retraining your thinking, tolerating risk, and building trust that is rooted in God’s character rather than your internal comfort. If this conversation resonates, leave…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Sharla

Topics covered

• trust in God
• self-sabotage
• spiritual maturity
• psychological insights
• biblical framework
• overthinking
• emotional certainty

Keywords

• trust distortions
• confirmation chasing
• rumination
• contract thinking
• spiritual exhaustion
• discernment
• intimacy with God

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Books & works: How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Trust in God

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