God Isn’t Asking Us to Give Up Our Dream… God is Asking Us to Let Go of Control

About this episode

This episode discusses the difference between surrendering and giving up, emphasizing the importance of letting go of control to allow God to expand one's dreams.

In this episode we’ll talk about: Why most people confuse surrender with giving up when they're not even close to the same thing How control disguises itself as faith and responsibility Why God doesn't want to take your dream — God wants to expand it beyond what your control allows How holding on too tightly to the plan actually blocks what God is trying to build What it feels like when you finally release control and let God lead the process Why the surrendered version of your dream is always fuller than the controlled one And more… CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → My Substack — mattgottesman.substack.com → Apparel — thenicheisyou.com RESOURCES… → Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE → Masterclass — CLICK HERE WORKSHOPS + MASTERCLASS: → Need MORE clarity ? - Here’s the FREE … 6 Days to Clarity Workshop - clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play → Write, Design, Build: Content Creator Studio & OS - Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income OTHER RELATED EPISODES: Faith Isn’t Knowing the Whole Path… It’s Taking the Next Honest Step Apple: https://apple.co/3MB62Iu Spotify: https://bit.ly/4rZw3RN

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Gottesman

Topics covered

• surrender
• control
• faith
• dreams
• personal growth
• spirituality

Keywords

• surrender
• control
• faith
• dreams
• spiritual growth
• personal development
• letting go

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