Only God controls all things with His sovereignty and wisdom. And it’s just plain foolishness to think we have any direct influence over anything. I Thessalonians 4:4 urges us to control our own body, but even then, that’s pretty tough to do. James 3:8 laments that we can’t even tame our own tongue…and Paul bemoaned the fact that what he wanted to do he didn’t, and what he hated, he usually ended up doing. (Romans 7:15) And to this end, we then naively think we can control other people and their actions…which is total craziness. If we can’t control ourselves…we surely can’t control others. We must instead, learn to humbly position ourself before God…trusting in His knowledge and greatness…recognizing both our vast limitations and God’s infinite wisdom.
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