Welcome to the Storyteller's Live podcast, where everyday people share real and personal stories.

Some are profound and challenging, while others are more common and relatable shared with honesty and humor.

But all of these stories reveal what God can do in our lives when we trust him with the details.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi everyone, this is your host Kelly from the Storytellers Live team. On each episode, a different woman shares her story, often in a live setting, with the bottom line being that God is good. So many of our stories have roots in our childhood, and that's true for today's storyteller, Suzanne. She found at an early age that she could protect herself from criticism or ridicule by controlling

appearance and performance.

Since then, her bent toward perfectionism has played out in several areas of her life, including

school grades, body image, her career, and even parenting.

That kind of pressure is not only exhausting, but as Suzanne points out, it also limits our potential.

Because what we do through our own efforts can never top what we're capable of doing when God is working through us.

Suzanne experienced a huge shift in her perspective and approach to life when she began really

engaging with God through prayer and through His Word.

With God's help, Suzanne discovered the freedom and joy of living in balance rather than

in the extreme.

So here is Suzanne in her story of transformation.

Good morning, ladies.

Good morning.

I'm excited to be here.

I woke up, and I first thought this morning was maybe I can call and tell him that my son is sick and I can't do this.

And then I got on the one-year Bible and it was like, humble yourself under the

Bible on.

And I was like, okay, which falls right into the line of my story of what I'm going to talk

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