20 Bijbelverzen over controle: Gods heerschappij, menselijke plannen en zelfbeheersing

The Bible teaches that God rules over everything that happens, and that his Spirit produces self-control in a person. Job confesses that “no purpose of yours can be thwarted” (Job 42:2), and Nebuchadnezzar learns that “no one can hold back his hand” (Daniel 4:35). Proverbs 16:9 sets a person’s plans beside the Lord who “establishes their steps.” Other passages name what a person cannot control: tomorrow (James 4:13-15; Matthew 6:34), the length of a life (Luke 12:25-26) and the outcome…