Trusting God vs. Taking Control

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Today on the podcast, I talk with Faith from Georgia! She’s 37 and single so she really wants to know how to know when you are trusting God with your dating life — versus when you are taking control of the situation yourself. Do you have to sit back and wait for things to happen, or can you take initiative? And what if you are a woman, where does that leave you in the equation of making a dating relationship happen – considering some people think it’s wrong for a woman to take an initiative. We talked about what waiting on God actually means and what it doesn’t mean… And how to be proactive with your love life in the meantime!! It’s an episode every single who is wanting to date should listen to!!!! — Connect with Faith on Instagram: @ugafaith09 Tune in now! Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras: The Debra Fileta Counselors Network: Book a counseling session at the Debra Fileta Counselors Network and get started on your healing journey from the inside out TODAY! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, bestselling author, relationship expert, and founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. She’s written six books including Choosing Marriage,True Love Dates, Love In Every Season,Are You Really OK?, Married Sex, and RESET. She’s also the host of Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast (formerly the Love + Relationships Podcast) where she facilitates on-air authentic counseling-style sessions. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her or someone from her team today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.5	I kind of have this inner battle of if I just sit back and wait, then I feel like I'm just waiting for him to drop a guy in my lap and it just magically work out, which I know he's capable of doing, but that also feels lazy.
0:49.7	So then the other side of things is, well, if I jump into, you know, trying to take control
0:56.4	and trying to do something about it, for example, there was a guy that I had had a past
1:02.6	relationship with.
1:03.6	We kind of separated.
1:05.3	And then things kind of came back together and timing felt right.
1:09.0	And so I really struggled with the, am I trusting God if I reach out to him?
1:13.9	Or is that me taking control and trying to do things my way and the way I want things to happen?
1:27.0	Are you ready to talk to me?
1:29.2	My name is Deborah Felita and I'm a licensed professional counselor, national speaker, and author.
1:35.4	Through my blog, books, and podcast, I have the privilege of helping millions of people get healthy mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
1:44.6	The purpose of this podcast is to have on-air, authentic, counseling-style sessions where we talk
1:51.7	about how people are really doing and give my guests and callers an opportunity to talk to me
1:57.4	as a licensed professional counselor.
2:00.2	Each of these episodes is meant to show you that we are
2:03.2	all on the journey of healing, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and relationally, together. None of us
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