- The need to be in control becomes a terrible burden when we’re forced to realize how little we can control.
- Control becomes a burden when we work for it without God or try to control that which belongs only to God.
- This is a key sign of pride – trusting we can control things better than God can.
- When our human control proves weak, our self-confidence turns into heavy anxiety.
- God invites us to humbly relinquish our need for control so we can joyfully rest in Him.
- A calm lightness came over his soul after he chose to trust that His Father is good and walk the path of humility with Him.
- Pride darkens our hearts with its restless promises of freedom, but Christ freely followed the road of humility.
- There are moments and seasons when Jesus will allow that burden of control to feel so heavy that it takes us low.
- From that place of humility, we learn to trust God for what we cannot control, diligently seek His wisdom for what we can, and treat all of life as a gift from Him.
- How could we learn to calm and quiet our souls with God?
- Identify what people or things you are trying to control on your own.
- Write out a list of what you can control and what you cannot control.
- Turn your list into a daily prayer for wisdom and trust.
- As I control what I can with God and trust Him for what I cannot, life becomes a joy.
- The road from anxious control to joyful rest winds through the valley of humility.