Rest from Needing Control

Is there a situation in your life right now where you are trying to control the situation – control other people, circumstance, or maybe even trying to control God? 

That’s not your goal, of course. But the alternative – that we let God lead us where he wants to – makes us feel out of control, so we grab the wheel again and try to steer things.

In the third and final temptation Jesus faces, we see that he is given the choice between trying to control his future or trusting in God. We not only get to see Christ’s example in this situation, but when we fail we can rest in the assurance that Christ, our king, has triumphed for us.