Quotes about Control
No longer shall the earth and its fears dominate us, for we follow the One who dominates the earth.
- Max Lucado
Sin wants you, but you must rule over it.
- Max Lucado
But the greatest activity of life is well within your dominion. You can choose what you think about.
- Max Lucado
The formula is simple: Perceived control creates calm. Lack of control gives birth to fear.
- Max Lucado
Anxiety increases as perceived control diminishes.
- Max Lucado
If Satan can neutralize you, he can mute your influence.
- Max Lucado
We want certainty, but the only certainty is the lack thereof. That's why the most stressed-out people are control freaks. They fail at the quest they most pursue. The more they try to control the world, the more they realize they cannot.
- Max Lucado
You cannot control the circumstances, but you can always control what you think of them.
- Max Lucado
Perceived control creates calm. Lack of control gives birth to fear.
- Max Lucado
You can be the air traffic controller of your mental airport. You occupy the control tower and can direct the mental traffic of your world.
- Max Lucado
What you are to a paper airplane, God is to you. Take a sheet of paper and make one. Contrast yourself with your creation. Challenge it to a spelling contest. Who will win? Dare it to race you around the block. Who is faster? Invite the airplane to a game of one-on-one basketball. Will you not dominate the court?
- Max Lucado
The contagiously calm person is the one who reminds others, "God is in control." This is the executive who tells the company, "Let's all do our part; we'll be okay." This is the leader who sees the challenge, acknowledges it, and observes, "These are tough times, but we'll get through them.
- Max Lucado