God Is In Control

Throughout my life I have struggled with doubt, fear, discouragement and loneliness. I spent years hiding everything inside because I was taught if you’re struggling “don’t you dare show it, keep it secret.

It was after years of depression, anxiety attacks, and seeing therapists, that I realized if I didn’t get the “secrets” out I was going to self-destruct. It was only then that I began to heal.

After I was saved by Jesus. I realized I was not in control of my life -God was. Yes, I had the choice but I didn’t have that final say -God does.

That is when I chose God as my foundation not anything in the world. From what I learned through was, the world was full of pain. God is full of love and hope.

I discovered that when a person is able to face terrifying obstacles with the assurance that God is truly in control, a awesome sense of power, strength, assurance, and confidence behind to well up inside of the heart.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were able to face the fiery furnace and risk their lives because they knew God was in control and they weren’t going to worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

King David learned this lesson through his life of ups and downs, successes, and fierce challenges. God called David a man after His own heart. In Psalm 103, David praises God for His dominion, crying out, “The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all.” David recognized his humble submission to the One who sits on the heavenly throne, the Lord of all creation.

David’s awareness of God’s character, and His complete sovereignty. This word sovereignty denotes God’s supreme and absolute rule, control, and authority over this entire universe and every single human being. He is all-powerful, all knowing, and all present.

There are so many people in this world who either deny God’s existence or try and say He’s responsible for all the bad things that happen. When subsequently, it’s our bad choices that make bad things happen.

Why do they do this? Why do they seem to stumble over it and overlook God’s sovereignty? Maybe its because they don’t understand the Word of God, or try to mold Him into what they think He should be. Replacing His righteousness with their own. As a result, if anything happens they may claim that God has nothing to do with it.

If we replace God’s sovereignty with sheer luck, we are simply saying that there is no plan or order in the universe, as we are just victims of circumstance. God is not in the luck business, He’s in the blessings business. Luck runs out, but the blessings of the Lord endure forever.