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The undeniable Laws of Life
The Law of Control
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” [Hosea 4:6]. The word “knowledge” means “understanding, wisdom or discernment” but it can also mean skill or abilities. Without the skill or ability to apply [or operate in], the proper universal law, at the proper time, you may destroy your own future. You must learn to make the right connection at exactly the right time - every time!
Today we are going to examine the Law of Control, but from the outset I must make it clear that this law has nothing to do with controlling others. Nor has it to do with high-and-mighty authoritarian or dictatorial attitudes. But rather, the “feelings of control,” or lack of it, that effects our everyday lives.
You feel good about yourself to the degree to which you feel that you are in control of your own life. The reverse of this law is that you feel negative about yourself to the degree to which you feel you’re not in control of your own life or that you are controlled by other people or circumstances. So many people have fallen into this trap and spend their lives miserable and discouraged.
Every Christian must fully understand and operate in this law correctly. You can choose to be in control or be controlled; it’s entirely up to you. Note, there are forces that you can permit to exercise control over you, these include; God, the devil, other people (that may be influenced by either God or the devil), or circumstances. We can then break these forces down further into “external” and “internal.” For instance, God works in you to perfect His will. This is “internal” power at work.
In Colossians 1:29, the apostle Paul said this, “To this end I also labour, striving according to His working (operative power) which works in me mightily.” Paul was implying that all the things he was doing he did only in accordance with the operative power that was at work in him. In other words, the force that he allowed to have control over his life was the power that was working in him mightily. This is a principle we must all seriously consider. And it is confirmed in Ephesians 3:20, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that effectively works in us.”
God is not a “control freak!” His mighty power that is working in you is present only of you to effectively take control of your own life. God does not want direct control. If he did he would not have given you a free will. God is a perfect gentleman, therefore, as you co-operate with His Spirit (that is actively working in you), He co-operates with you to ensure that you keep control of your life.
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Chris Demetriou, 17/12/2009 |
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