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Toxic Control: When Fear Disguises Itself as Safety
There is a kind of fear that hides in plain sight—a fear that calls itself wisdom, dresses as responsibility, and disguises itself as safety. It plans every detail, predicts every danger, and tries to control every outcome. To the world, this looks like strength, but inside, it feels like suffocation. Toxic Control — When Fear Disguises Itself as Safety is a raw and redemptive journey into the heart of the believer who’s tired of living cautiously but calling it faith. In this deeply emotional and powerfully written book, bestselling author DeShawn Price exposes how fear can masquerade as wisdom, how control can masquerade as security, and how the very walls we build to protect ourselves can become the prisons that hold us captive. Through poetic storytelling, transparent reflection, and timeless Scripture, he invites you to step out of survival mode and into surrender—to trade anxiety for assurance, striving for stillness, and panic for peace.
This book is not just for the fearful—it’s for the faithful who have learned to appear strong while silently breaking. It’s for the ones who pray for peace yet plan for disaster, who trust God with their eternity but struggle to trust Him with tomorrow. With tenderness and truth, DeShawn reminds readers that God never called us to control outcomes, only to obey and believe. He writes, “The safest place you will ever stand is not behind walls of control, but beneath the shadow of His wings.” Scripture comes alive as fear is unmasked and grace becomes the healing breath the soul has longed for. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear” (1 John 4:18 KJV).
If you’ve ever felt like your faith was fragile, your trust tired, or your soul trapped in cycles of anxiety and performance, Toxic Control will meet you where you are and lead you to the freedom you were always meant to know. You’ll learn how to release what was never yours to carry, rest in the arms of the One who never loses control, and rediscover peace that isn’t dependent on circumstances but rooted in surrender.
This book is not just for the fearful—it’s for the faithful who have learned to appear strong while silently breaking. It’s for the ones who pray for peace yet plan for disaster, who trust God with their eternity but struggle to trust Him with tomorrow. With tenderness and truth, DeShawn reminds readers that God never called us to control outcomes, only to obey and believe. He writes, “The safest place you will ever stand is not behind walls of control, but beneath the shadow of His wings.” Scripture comes alive as fear is unmasked and grace becomes the healing breath the soul has longed for. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear” (1 John 4:18 KJV).
If you’ve ever felt like your faith was fragile, your trust tired, or your soul trapped in cycles of anxiety and performance, Toxic Control will meet you where you are and lead you to the freedom you were always meant to know. You’ll learn how to release what was never yours to carry, rest in the arms of the One who never loses control, and rediscover peace that isn’t dependent on circumstances but rooted in surrender.
108 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 27, 2025
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