Yet the Scriptures teach that God does move a person's will, but in such a way that the person acts freely and voluntarily. Furthermore, sovereignty on a human plane suggests force and coercion, people doing things against their wills as in the subjection of slaves to masters, but the Scriptures never portray God's sovereignty in this manner.

Are we justified in concluding that God always orchestrates the events of our lives to fulfill His purpose? According to Romans 8:28, the answer is a solid yes.

The Bible teaches both the sovereignty of God and the free moral choices of men with equal emphasis.

God does have a purpose and a plan for you, and God has the power to carry out that plan.

Because we know God is directing our lives to an ultimate end and because we know He is sovereignly able to orchestrate the events of our lives toward that end, we can trust Him. We can commit to Him not only the ultimate outcome of our lives, but also all the intermediate events and circumstances that will bring us to that outcome.

He will direct it according to His sovereign purpose for His glory and our good.

Yet God does this in such a way that these people make their decisions and carry out their plans by their own free and voluntary choices.

You and I may never have the privilege in this life of seeing an obvious outcome of God's plan for us, as Joseph did. But God's plan for us is no less firm and its outcome is no less certain than was God's plan for Joseph.

There is no conflict in the Bible between His sovereignty and our responsibility.

God's providence clearly affirms that we can trust God.

The beginning, directs and orchestrates millions of events and circumstances every day.

No one can harm you or jeopardize your future apart from the sovereign will of God.