Sermon Challenge

James 4:1-12

God's Submission Hold

We are not in control. No matter how hard we try, we cannot and do not have full control of anything in our lives. I say this, with the flu at a conference I am currently at. If I were in full control, I wouldn't have the flu.

We can do the best we can to be great parents, yet when our children grow, we have no control on what they choose. You can be the best employer or employee, yet you have not control on where your job or business will go. You can be a great friend, parent, aunt or uncle but you cannot control the way people treat you.

That is the beauty of this passage in James. As we focus our lives on living them God, we have to realize that we are not in full control and that is okay, because we are following the God who IS in full control. James points out the destruction our lives will have if we live for ourselves, we will be very unhappy people.

This week: Focus on being the best person you can be, and give God control of the rest. He knows what he is doing, trust Him.