God’s Sovereign Control in Every Outcome

Monday, October 23

God’s Sovereign Control in Every Outcome

We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall. Proverbs 16:33

We often try to control every aspect of our lives, it can be easy to forget that there are forces beyond our understanding at work. We strive for predictability, planning, and precision, but the truth is, there’s an element of chance in many things we encounter. In life we all have decisions to make and all crave for the same thing, to make the right decision and not mess anything up. When the time comes for us to choose, no one wants to choose wrong. Or what if someone else chooses wrong for you? Others hold the power to say yes or no to you, and what if they get it wrong? What will happen here if the wrong choice is made? What will your future be if this gets screwed up?

Let me tell you what your future will be … it will be held! Your future is always held in the mighty and capable hands of God. Nothing falls too far for His reach. He is forever holding your future and the good plans He has for you. And here’s the thing about God’s good plans for you … they are far beyond the temporary struggles of the here and now. He’s already gone beyond where you are to align future events that bring you precisely where you will need to be.

This is God’s providence. This is God using natural circumstances to bring about his supernatural will. This is all things working together for good, even when it didn’t look like they would. This is somehow, someway, finding a way when there was no way. And today, if you can lean into God’s providence, you will find peace in the uncertainty of what will happen next for you.

Come back tomorrow for part II, titled ‘What Happens Next’

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