12/16/2009

God is in Control

Proverbs 16:1, 9

What role does God play in my plans?

Proverbs 16:2

What hope does God’s insight give us?

Proverbs 16:3

Why does giving it to God enable my plans to succeed?

Proverbs 16:4

If God is in control and everything that happens, happens on purpose,

why is life filled with so many difficulties?

Proverbs 16:33

Is God in control even when I play Yahtzee?

Why would God invest in such petty details?

Proverbs 19:21

Let’s talk about fatalism... predeterminism. If God always gets His

way, should I even bother planning?

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Proverbs 20:24

When I am aimless, what hope does God’s Sovereignty bring?

Proverbs 21:1-3

How does God describe His relationship with kings?

What Bible stories can you think of that illustrate this?

Why does God invest in kings and kingdoms in this way? Acts 17:24-28

Proverbs 3:5-6

Since He is in control, what should we do with all our life’s dreams?

Found-In-Translation

Proverbs 16:1-4, 9, 33 (New King James Version)

The preparations of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the spirits.
Commit your works to the LORD,
And your thoughts will be established.
The LORD has made all for Himself,
Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.
A man's heart plans his way,
But the LORD directs his steps.
The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the LORD.

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Proverbs 19:21 (New International Version)
Many are the plans in a man's heart,
but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

Proverbs 20:24 (New Living Translation)

How can we understand the road we travel?
It is the LORD who directs our steps.

Proverbs 21:1-3 (The Message)

Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God;
He directs it to whatever ends He chooses.
We justify our actions by appearances;
God examines our motives.
Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors
mean far more to God than religious performance.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (New International Version)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways, acknowledge Him
And He will make your paths straight.

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