I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—
plans to take care of you, not abandon you,
plans to give you the future you hope for.
“When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I’ll listen.
Jeremiah 29:11-12 The Message
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Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans;
nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control.
His sovereignty is absolute.
Everything that happens is uniquely ordained by God.
Sovereignty is a weighty thing to ascribe to the nature and character of God.
Yet if He were not sovereign, He would not be God.
The Bible is clear that God is in control of everything that happens.
Joni Eareckson Tada
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Moreover we know that to those who love God,
who are called according to his plan,
everything that happens fits into a pattern for good.
Romans 8:28-30 J.B. Phillips New Testament
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If God does nothing random,
there must always be something to learn.
John Calvin
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Good things happen to those who learn from their experiences,
and the Lord blesses those who trust him.
Proverbs 16:20 Easy-to-Read Version
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Everything God ever asks you to do, even if it’s difficult,
He asks because He has something great in mind for you.
Joyce Meyer
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So we’re not giving up. How could we!
Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us,
on the inside, where God is making new life,
not a day goes by without his unfolding grace.
These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times,
the lavish celebration prepared for us.
There’s far more here than meets the eye.
The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow.
But the things we can’t see now will last forever.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 The Message