“The terrifying reality of being in control…” | Mike Kelsey | Rise and Ruin #mbc #shorts

There is always a bigger picture that we There is always a bigger picture that we can't fully comprehend in the moment. can't fully comprehend in the moment. can't fully comprehend in the moment. Dr. Tony Evans put it this way. He says, Dr. Tony Evans put it this way. He says, Dr. Tony Evans put it this way. He says, "Providence is the hand of God in the "Providence is the hand of God in the "Providence is the hand of God in the glove of history." glove of history." glove of history." The hand of God in the glove of history. The hand of God in the glove of history. The hand of God in the glove of history. In other words, history is just In other words, history is just In other words, history is just happening. happening. happening. Your life is just happening. The Your life is just happening. The Your life is just happening. The circumstances around you are just circumstances around you are just circumstances around you are just happening. That's what you see. happening. That's what you see. happening. That's what you see. You don't see the hand of God. You don't see the hand of God. You don't see the hand of God. But the providence of God is revealed to But the providence of God is revealed to But the providence of God is revealed to us in scripture so that we can know by us in scripture so that we can know by us in scripture so that we can know by faith that behind the events happening faith that behind the events happening faith that behind the events happening to us or around us, God is actually to us or around us, God is actually to us or around us, God is actually working. And if our trust is in Jesus, working. And if our trust is in Jesus, working. And if our trust is in Jesus, he is working for us. he is working for us. he is working for us. This is the providence of God. Now, This is the providence of God. Now, This is the providence of God. Now, there's some distortions. When we try to there's some distortions. When we try to there's some distortions. When we try to understand, how does God relate to the understand, how does God relate to the understand, how does God relate to the world? How does God relate to our life? world? How does God relate to our life? world? How does God relate to our life? There are some distortions on either There are some distortions on either There are some distortions on either side of the biblical truth of the side of the biblical truth of the side of the biblical truth of the providence of God. And these distortions providence of God. And these distortions providence of God. And these distortions make their way into the church. And so, make their way into the church. And so, make their way into the church. And so, on one end, you have what's called on one end, you have what's called on one end, you have what's called deism. Everybody say deism.

deism. Everybody say deism. deism. Everybody say deism. >> Deism. >> Deism. >> Deism. >> Deism. Deism says God created the world, >> Deism. Deism says God created the world, >> Deism. Deism says God created the world, but then he stepped back and lets it run but then he stepped back and lets it run but then he stepped back and lets it run on its own. So, God is not actively on its own. So, God is not actively on its own. So, God is not actively involved in the world. Now, here's the involved in the world. Now, here's the involved in the world. Now, here's the problem with that view, other than the problem with that view, other than the problem with that view, other than the fact that it's not biblical. Here's the fact that it's not biblical. Here's the fact that it's not biblical. Here's the existential problem with that view. It existential problem with that view. It existential problem with that view. It means you are on your own. You you are on your own in this world. You you are on your own in this world. Your future, according to deism, says Your future, according to deism, says Your future, according to deism, says that that that your future depends 100% that that that your future depends 100% that that that your future depends 100% on you. Now, some of us, right, because on you. Now, some of us, right, because on you. Now, some of us, right, because we've bought into this cultural lie, we we've bought into this cultural lie, we we've bought into this cultural lie, we take that as a badge of honor because take that as a badge of honor because take that as a badge of honor because I'm the captain of my of my own destiny, I'm the captain of my of my own destiny, I'm the captain of my of my own destiny, right? So So, when you hear that, that right? So So, when you hear that, that right? So So, when you hear that, that sounds empowering to you until you look sounds empowering to you until you look sounds empowering to you until you look back at your life. And is anybody else back at your life. And is anybody else back at your life. And is anybody else glad that God didn't always give you glad that God didn't always give you glad that God didn't always give you what you wanted? what you wanted? what you wanted? That God didn't always allow your plans That God didn't always allow your plans That God didn't always allow your plans to materialize.

to materialize. to materialize. This is the reason why you're not still This is the reason why you're not still This is the reason why you're not still dating that person. We won't mention dating that person. We won't mention dating that person. We won't mention who. The situation that didn't work out that The situation that didn't work out that you were convinced you were convinced you were convinced was God's will. was God's will. was God's will. You were convinced it was best. There You were convinced it was best. There You were convinced it was best. There are situations like that, desires like are situations like that, desires like are situations like that, desires like that, decisions like that that we look that, decisions like that that we look that, decisions like that that we look back on and we're like, I dodged a back on and we're like, I dodged a back on and we're like, I dodged a bullet.