Control

I have a tendency to want to be 'in control' of people and events around me. I know that this is an illusion and impossible and that the only one that I can be in control of is myself, yet it does not stop me from feeling like everything is in a whirlwind when I am not the one 'in control'.

God has been working on this fear of mine by showing me that, ultimately, He is the one in control. He controls the entire universe. There are at least fifty scripture references to the word, 'control'. He does not ask me to be 'in control' of others or the events surrounding me, what He does ask, is that I trust that He is 'in control' and that I exercise self-control.

I cannot control what people do to me or what happens in this world, but I can decide to trust in the One who holds the entire universe in His hands, and let Him lead and direct me. The only one I am responsible for controlling, is myself.

I Peter 5:8 (link to scripture by clicking on the title: Control)