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      • Mere luck or simple happenstance does not direct our lives. God does. And I’m so thankful that He does. As believers we can be assured, our days are not directed by wondering if the stars are lining up in our favor. Our future is not dictated by chance encounters, wishful thinking, or how people and life circumstances may treat us.
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  1. May 3, 2019 · My answer to the last question — “How much of our daily life is sovereignly directed by God?” — is all of it, down to the tying of your shoelaces and the brushing of your teeth, which I’ll try to show from the Bible in just a minute.

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    First, God works all things according to his will. Here’s Ephesians 1:11: “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.” Let me say it again. He works all things according to the counsel of his will. I think that means he always controls ev...

    Second, God governs all human plans and acts. 1. Proverbs 16:9says, “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Just a general statement. 2. Proverbs 20:24reads, “A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?” A general statement about all his steps. 3. Proverbs 16:33: “The lot is cast into the lap,...

    Third, behind human acts, the biblical writers assume God. This is amazing. Here’s Amos 3:6: “Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it?” Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it? The answer is no. Well, what’s the implication? The implication is the bibli...

    Fourth, this one is sweeping like the first one. God’s sovereign will governs all daily events. Here is James 4:13–15: “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’ — yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears ...

    Lastly, God’s permission for Satan or man to act is nevertheless part of God’s ultimate design and final control. I’m trying to respond here to someone who says, “Well, God doesn’t control everything, but he permits lots of things.” I’m saying that’s right. He certainly does permit lots of things. How should we understand an all-knowing God with pe...

  2. Aug 26, 2015 · There’s one way God sovereignly directs our lives that is very tangible and concrete, as John Piper explained in his recent sermon on Psalm 16 titled, “The Path to Full and Lasting Pleasure.” Here’s what Piper said on Psalm 16:7:

  3. If God did not direct us or help us, our lives would be worse than they are. Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.

  4. Jul 10, 2023 · For centuries, theologians have disagreed about God’s absolute control over everything, others emphasizing our freedom to act on our own. The reason they haven’t agreed is because the Bible teaches both God’s sovereignty and our human responsibility.

  5. Dec 24, 2018 · The ways God directs us today are not limited to but include these five ways: 1. Scripture. The Scripture is the primary means of divine guidance. The Bible is inspired, authoritative, inerrant, infallible—we often use these rich and meaningful words to describe the confidence we have in the Bible.

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  7. Feb 9, 2018 · No, you aren’t right—and you should be glad you aren’t, because it means that God is concerned about everything that happens to us! It also means we can bring even the smallest concern to Him in prayer, knowing that He cares about us and watches over us.

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