Control Freak

A dyslexic Type-A entrepreneurial Super Bowl winner wannabe micromanager who surrendered it all to Jesus.

Life as a carefree kid ended for TJ Sharitz with a diagnosis of dyslexia and ADHD. He would have to repeat third grade without his buddies. He was henceforth to be learning challenged a person viewed through his limitations.

His response was to take control of his world so that he wouldn't be embarrassed. He would be funny: laughed with, not laughed at. He would excel in athletics: swimming, football, track. He would be successful in business--just like his dad. God could not be trusted. Look what He'd allowed! TJ's life was tightly controlled by him. Until one summer morning when TJ mysteriously lost his health to a strange terminal disease. Here was something he couldn't control. Could God? Would God?

This is the story of one man's wrestling with God over the control of his life. It's the story of his discovery that being a control freak could mean the destruction of his family and of his ability to contribute, or even survive, in this life.

Would he wield control or yield?

This spiritual story is based on real life events from TJ's life, and also offers discussion questions and recommended books.