A few weeks ago, I posted about "Lessons". There were several suggestions about what God may be trying to teach me. I think I may have stumbled upon the answer.

God is sovereign. Most of us have heard this many times in church; I've always acknowledged it in a passive sort of way, "Of course, God is sovereign. Duh.". I'm beginning to comprehend just how sovereign He is. Throughout the recent past, I've been/am in situations where I have no/little control. I've been in helpless situations before and started the lessons in dependence and patience. But, previous experiences had not begun the lesson of sovereignty.

Current situations, while strengthening my patience and dependence, have forced me to open my eyes and realize that God's sovereignty is the father of all these other virtues.
Just like King Nebby in Daniel, "All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, "What have you done?"" --Daniel 4:35 I am patiently depending on His love and righteousness because I am totally out of control.

His sovereignty will ALWAYS prevail!

I leave for the AO Leadership Retreat in about eight hours. Pray for unity and humility in the 31 people going. Pray that our bodies will be refreshed for the whirlwind of a semester we have coming (a few of us are running past empty in preparation for it all).