Quotes about Control
God rules the world by Providence, not by miracle.
— Jerry Bridges
God not only determines who governs, He also rules in the decisions that they make. Proverbs 16:33 says, "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
— Jerry Bridges
He so directs and controls all events and all actions of His creatures that they never act outside of His sovereign will.
— Jerry Bridges
Does God cause people to make decisions that favor us, and does God restrain people from making decisions that would harm us?
— Jerry Bridges
Yet God controls the king's heart. The stubborn will of the most powerful monarch on earth is directed by God as easily as the farmer directs the flow of water in his irrigation canals.
— Jerry Bridges
The place to start controlling the cravings of our physical appetites is to reduce our exposure to temptation.
— Jerry Bridges
Details are important, and God is just as sovereign over the details as He is over the so-called "big picture.
— Jerry Bridges
The beginning, directs and orchestrates millions of events and circumstances every day.
— Jerry Bridges
No one can harm you or jeopardize your future apart from the sovereign will of God.
— Jerry Bridges
But God never allows people to make decisions about us that undermine His plan for us.
— Jerry Bridges
If God controls the circumstances of the sparrow, how much more does He control the circumstances that affect us?
— Jerry Bridges
The so-called sovereign nations of the world are not truly sovereign. They are nothing more than instruments in the hand of God to accomplish His will:
— Jerry Bridges