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God Is In Control

Ken Davis, Lighten Up!, Great Stories From One of America's Favorite Storytellers, Zondervan Publishing House, 2000, pp. 46, 47, 48.    SoAmazing.com

Category: Inspirational
ISBN: 0310227577
Keywords: weak, influence, behavior, control, analysis, strong-willed, parents, rebellious, children, physical restraint, powerless, God, power, wisdom, love, spirit, no, truth Zondervan Publishing House, Ken Davis, Davis

"You and I are both weak. When it comes to the influence we have over the behavior of others, we have much less control than we think we do. In the final analysis, people usually do what they want to do, and not what we want them to do. Parents who struggle with strong-willed or rebellious children will tell you we're only one emphatic 'NO!' from discovering this truth. Apart from physical restraint, the compliance of our children, our spouses, and our coworkers to our wishes is pretty much voluntary. . . .

If we are powerless to force others to make wise choices, then where's the hope for wayward loved ones? Where's the hope for continued wisdom in the lives of mature children?

The hope is found in the second truth: God loves your child, your friend, or your spouse even more than you do. Here's the good part: He is in control. As we watch helplessly, God is watching too. But unlike us, he's not helpless. He's at work in their lives with a power far transcending our efforts. The changes may not come as fast as we'd like, as neatly, or in the way we might expect. And the decision to respond to his love is still in their hands. But the fact remains, that God's persuasive Spirit can reach into the deep places where all our efforts fail."

SoAmazing Review: Lighten Up! is loaded with laughs, but Davis draws serious lessons from those lighter moments. Laugh, zinger, laugh, zinger--Davis uses us for target practice. Draw a red circle around your heart, then read his book.

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