10 must-read self help books like The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises by Sharon Hodde Miller

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The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises

By: Sharon Hodde Miller

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

We all wish we had more control. When our relationships are strained, when our bodies refuse to coo…

"The truth is, every time we face the urge to control, we are presented with a choice: Will we trust God or ourselves? This question is at the heart of our faith. If faith is believing in what we cannot see, control is the opposite. It is choosing to trust what we can see–namely, our own power, knowledge, and intentions."

-Sharon Hodde Miller, The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises

"The truth is, every time we face the urge to control, we are presented with a choice: Will we trust God or ourselves? This question is at the heart of our faith. If faith is believing in what we cannot see, control is the opposite. It is choosing to trust what we can see–namely, our own power, knowledge, and intentions."

-Sharon Hodde Miller, The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises

If you liked the self help plot in The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises by Sharon Hodde Miller , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life In Christ

By: Peter Scazzero

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

What Are You Missing? Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while re… read more

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2. How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth

By: Henry Cloud , None

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

All growth is spiritual growth. Authors Drs. Cloud and Townsend unlock age-old keys to growth from … read more

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3. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

By: John Mark Comer

4.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more

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4. How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

By: Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Bestseller If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when … read more

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5. Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

By: Jennie Allen

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embr… read more

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"Feelings aren’t meant to be fixed. Feelings are meant to be felt."

-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

"Let me be clear, you will never be emotionally healthy outside the will of God."

-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

"Our willingness to feel what we feel connects us to ourselves, to others, to God."

-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

"After all, where did those of us who know Jesus get the idea that we were going to have a straight and easy path all the way to heaven? It’s a wild ride all the way home."

-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

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6. All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

By: Beth Moore

4.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestseller! An incredibly thoughtful,… read more

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"Once you've broken to pieces, the luxury of imagining yourself unbreakable evaporates."

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

"You want to know how to love me? Love my children. You want to be good to me? Be good to my children."

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

"A teenager doesn't know she's still a child. A teenager feels like an adult, I suppose primarily because her outside, her flesh and her face, her body, her size, her width and height, look like - and…"

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

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7. Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms

By: Justin Whitmel Earley

4.61

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Discover simple habits and easy-to-implement daily rhythms that will help you find meaning beyond t… read more

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8. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

By: Tyler Staton

4.60

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more

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9. The Worry-Free Parent: Living in Confidence So Your Kids Can Too

By: Sissy Goff

4.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Anxiety is not just an epidemic among our kids, but it's an epidemic among parents as well: One doe… read more

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10. Tired of Being Tired: Receive God's Realistic Rest for Your Soul-Deep Exhaustion

By: Jess Connolly

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

If you're a woman, chances are you know the You start the day already exhausted and end it defeate… read more

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11. Habits for a Sacred Home: 9 Practices from History to Anchor and Restore Modern Families (Helping Moms Experience Peace & Return to Simple Daily Rhythms from Historic Christians like St. Benedict)

By: Jennifer Pepito

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Frightened by the chaos in society, many parents fear for their children's futures--and end up rais… read more

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  • faith
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12. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more

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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

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13. Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More

By: Ruth Chou Simons

4.50

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Ruth Chou Simons guides readers who are restless in their current circumstances … read more

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14. Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For

By: Jackie Hill Perry

4.74

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Upon Waking  is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publisher's Weekly bestseller! Join the thous… read more

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"When our hearts are hard on some level and the sound of God’s voice comes through Scripture, or through the Spirit, or through a person He indwells, we always hide."

-Jackie Hill Perry, Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For

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15. Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good

By: Jess Connolly

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

You were made for more than a love/hate relationship with your body. It's one thing to know in your… read more

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16. The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises

By: Sharon Hodde Miller

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

We all wish we had more control. When our relationships are strained, when our bodies refuse to coo… read more

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"The truth is, every time we face the urge to control, we are presented with a choice: Will we trust God or ourselves? This question is at the heart of our faith. If faith is believing in what we cann…"

-Sharon Hodde Miller, The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises

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17. The Hidden Peace: Finding True Security, Strength, and Confidence Through Humility

By: Joel Muddamalle

4.49

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The peace we long for begins with coming to the end of ourselves. There are inescapable aspects of … read more

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18. The Night Is Normal: A Guide through Spiritual Pain

By: Alicia Britt Chole

4.58

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

It’s unnerving, isn’t it? When our faith feels ungrounded, untethered . . . unreal. When our certai… read more

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19. Curious Faith

By: Ferguson Wilbert

4.37

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

God created us curious. We innately wonder about the world, one another, ourselves, and God. But te… read more

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"God asks questions too."

-Ferguson Wilbert, Curious Faith

"...all injustice is spiritual."

-Ferguson Wilbert, Curious Faith

"...heartsickness is a gateway to hard-heartedness."

-Ferguson Wilbert, Curious Faith

"Curiosity will free you to live in the mystery of God's love."

-Ferguson Wilbert, Curious Faith

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20. It's All Under Control: A Journey of Letting Go, Hanging On, and Finding a Peace You Almost Forgot Was Possible

By: Jennifer Dukes Lee

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“It’s All Under Control is the gift your soul has been desperately seeking―to feel how His arms of … read more

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21. The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls

By: Rich Villodas

4.52

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

A compelling call to embrace the countercultural values of Jesus, which lead to a life of love, pea… read more

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8 best-selling religion books like The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises by Sharon Hodde Miller

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Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

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How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

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All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

Beth Moore

4.47

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Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

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4.60

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Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

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John Mark Comer

4.63

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How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

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