Those who trust in God, not only can be confident of the future reality of Heaven, they can also be confident in the current reality of earth.

God’s ways don’t always make sense.

Satan knows that He can’t limit God, but He can cause us to question our own identity and therefore limit what’s possible.

Cycle of Control - The more you try to be in control, the more you fear losing control, and the more you fear losing control, the more you want to be in control.

We will never experience life correctly until we learn to trust God fully.

The more I find myself trying to control, the more I overestimate my ability to control, the more I under-estimate the power and the goodness of God.

To follow Jesus is to give Jesus control.

3 ways to give God control:
- Stop striving and start abiding.
- Confess and surrender what you are trying to control
- Trust God even when you don’t understand the plan