How to Make Peace With What You Can’t Control
Lysa TerKeurst describes how fear can drive our need for control and how trusting God with the things we can’t fix or change can bring freedom and peace.
September 15, 2026
The Focus on the Family with Jim Daly broadcast is your trusted guide for practical encouragement as you navigate the unique challenges of marriage, parenting, and everyday life.
Jim Daly is a husband, father, author and broadcaster. He is the president of Focus on the Family and host of its daily broadcast which is heard by more than 6 million listeners a week on nearly 2,000 radio stations across the U.S. The show has been honored as Program of the Year by the National Religious Broadcasters.
John Fuller is vice president of the Audio division and co-host of the daily "Focus on the Family" radio program. He speaks and writes about family, faith, media and business. John and his wife, Dena, reside in Colorado Springs, Colo., and have six children.
Jim Daly is a husband, father, author and broadcaster. He is the president of Focus on the Family and host of its daily broadcast which is heard by more than 6 million listeners a week on nearly 2,000 radio stations across the U.S. The show has been honored as Program of the Year by the National Religious Broadcasters.
John Fuller is vice president of the Audio division and co-host of the daily "Focus on the Family" radio program. He speaks and writes about family, faith, media and business. John and his wife, Dena, reside in Colorado Springs, Colo., and have six children.
Lysa TerKeurst describes how fear can drive our need for control and how trusting God with the things we can’t fix or change can bring freedom and peace.
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