Manipulation | Craig Smith | Exodus 2:11-21 | Control Issues

Continuing on in our control issues theme, a big one is manipulation, or trying to make someone do what we want without them being aware of it. Our attempts to control others comes from trying to fill needs that are unmet. Unfortunately, what we try to gain by controlling others often comes only by trusting God.

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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro
0:40 - How to know if you have control issues
1:20 - God is the only One without control issues
2:42 - Manipulation
5:35 - Unmet needs drive our control issues
10:30 - When control issues get out of control
13:45 - Ulterior motives
18:28 - God's plans have a what and a when
21:35 - Stranger in a strange land
23:35 - Motivation vs Manipulation
27:45 - Why trusting God is the only way to go
31:53 - 5 Steps to Trusting God