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​Letting Go Of Control:: A Mother/Daughter Story- Zoe Tenner :: [Episode 198]

StoryTellers Live

StoryTellers Live

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9613 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

​Do you ever have a hard time letting go of your plans for your child's life and trusting that God's plans are better? If so, you don't want to miss today's podcast!
 
​23-year-old Zoe Tenner, from Birmingham, Alabama, shares her story of growing up with a performance-oriented mother and how the spiritual transformation of her mother's life impacted her own.  ​This unique perspective from a daughter's vantage point will leave you longing to let go of your false sense of control and rest in knowing God has your child in the palm of His hands.  
 
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:
  • Performance orientation is striving to perform for others to gain their approval.
  • The spiritual growth your children see in you can have a lasting impact on their life.
  • Choosing to trust God is one of the most powerful things you can do.
 
IN ANTICIPATION OF OUR 200TH EPISODE, WE ARE GIVING YOU A TASTE OF PATREON FOR THE MONTH!!
 
THIS THURSDAY ON YOUR REGULAR PODCAST FEED: ​Oftentimes, we take the concept of performance orientation into our spiritual walk with God.  What does God's Word say about it?  Listen in to this month's Dig Deeper audio devotion, "Breaking Free From the Performance Trap," as Katie discusses what happens when we try to perform for God's love and favor. If you've enjoyed the extra content this month, consider joining Patreon!  
 
Go to patreon.com/STLcommunity to join for as little as $5 a month (all proceeds go directly to supporting the podcast).
 
You can find Zoe's book HERE 
To order "When God Shows Up" go to storytellerslive.org
 
 

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It was also really cool to see the difference in her when she was trusting God versus when she wasn't.

0:08.0

This is the difference in how it made her feel and how she acted and how she treated me also with each thing that came up.

0:14.0

It really showed me what it means to place your trust in the Lord and lean not on your own understanding of the Proverbs 3 verse.

0:24.4

And I knew how hard that was for her because she really believed in her own understanding.

0:30.4

And it proved to me that choosing to trust God is the most powerful thing anyone can ever do.

0:38.1

Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast, where everyday women share stories of hope found in Jesus.

0:43.0

I'm Robin, and I am here with Lindy and Katie, and we are your podcast host, and we are super excited to bring you today's story.

0:45.9

This is Zoe Tenner, who is 23 years old, and she is sharing her story alongside her mom,

0:52.5

and it's so unique because this is a parenting story, but this is also a child's perspective

0:57.6

on a parenting story.

0:59.5

And we know y'all love those stories because they are always our most listened to.

1:03.6

And this is not just for moms of daughters because I have two boys before I have a girl.

1:09.6

And I was immediately thinking when I heard the story of my oldest son, how I navigate life with him, what that looks like. And this was actually shared in a live setting this summer. We did a live gathering in Vestavia where storytellers was started. And this was a mother-daughter event. So you're going to hear

1:28.3

later on some girls ask questions and some moms ask questions. And so this was a really,

1:34.3

really fun time. And I think you're going to love this story. I know. First of all, Zoe is 23,

1:39.6

but she has the wisdom of someone much older than that. But, you know, the thing that I loved about her story, and it said in the very beginning of this, the quote that we used from the live gathering was, you know, choosing to trust God sometimes can be the most powerful thing that you can do.

1:55.1

This is a story for all the moms out there who are trying to control their child's outcome of life. It's about

2:02.9

letting go and letting God take control of it. But like you said, Robin, it is just a unique story

2:08.6

of hearing Zoe talk about the spiritual transformation in her mom's heart and how that affected

2:13.9

her spiritual walk. It's amazing how our kids see things that we're doing

2:18.9

and it does affect them. It's going to encourage you so much. I can't wait for you to hear it.

2:23.2

Yes. And while you're listening to the episode right now, go ahead and take a screenshot of your

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