Tag: control

94. When Things are Going Wrong – How Can I Find Peace?

I haven’t been able to sleep well or even go about my day without my mind racing about a certain turmoil I’ve been dealing with.  I’m sure we all go through times like this.  And some of you have multiple turmoils you’re dealing with simultaneously.  And no, running low on bacon isn’t a turmoil.  But [...]

April 3rd, 2013

81. What Do I Do When Things Are Out of My Control? (Part 2): Does God’s Control Make our Actions Useless?

At first glance, it might be hard to mix the concepts of God’s ultimate control, our responsibility and real consequences together.  Kinda like what I saw at Costco yesterday – a “great tasting vegetarian burrito”.  It’s like someone took the three opposing concepts and combined them into something illogical… and horrific. It might seem similarly [...]

November 12th, 2012

80. What Do I Do When Things Are Out of My Control?

I don’t know if you’ve noticed by we’re not the gods of universe.  And contrary to what you might think, I’m not in control either.  I know, hard to believe that someone so handsome and intelligent isn’t in control, but I’m not. It might seem obvious to you that we’re not in control, but we [...]

October 29th, 2012