Making Peace with What I Can’t Control
Making Peace with What I Can't Control: Find Relief from the Exhaustion of Overthinking, Trying to Fix Others, and Wanting to Figure It All Out
By Lysa TerKeurst
Please note: This book is only available for preorder. It will ship on release day (September 15, 2026)
It’s not that we want to be controlling people; we’re just desperate to prevent another hardship, more heartbreak, and all the emotional turmoil that feels so unnecessary. And we’re especially afraid of what God seems to be allowing. So we come up with plans and try to make everyone around us line up with what we really think is best.
But this only leads to a false belief that everything depends on us — a crushing weight we were never meant to bear. In this book, Lysa TerKeurst addresses the tension so many of us live in when we fear what will happen if we don’t take matters into our own hands.
In Making Peace with What I Can’t Control, Lysa will help you:
- Identify the core fears that fuel you to reach for control but only compound the chaos.
- Know when you’re crossing the line from healthy responsibility into the dangerous territory of fear-driven control.
- Recognize specific tactics of the enemy that keep you in spiritual confusion (about God) fueled by emotional exhaustion (from the relentlessness of life).
- Stop allowing the decisions of others to rob your peace by learning what to do when you feel tempted to inappropriately intervene, rescue, or control the narrative.
- Wrestle honestly with the Lord about hard questions like, Why aren’t You doing more to change this person or these circumstances?
Together, we’ll learn that it’s not too late to take the weight of the world off our shoulders and hand over to God what was always supposed to be His to carry.
When you preorder, you'll receive:
- The first three chapters of the book (so you can start reading immediately).
- The first three chapters of the audiobook (these will be sent at a later date).
- “The Peace You’ve Been Trying to Create on Your Own” Bundle: a bonus resource from the book, an audio prayer from Lysa, printable scripture cards for anxious moments, and a playlist full of powerful worship songs.
To redeem your preorder gifts after purchasing, click here!
And as a thank-you for preordering with Proverbs 31 Ministries, you will also receive a note from Lysa’s journal sent straight to your inbox! Simply check your email after completing your purchase.
Product Details
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256 pages
Releases: September 15, 2026
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