If you have ever been in a leadership role and been dubbed the name of "control freak," you know that is not a good thing. The definition in the picture to the left sums it up perfectly. Control freaks live by the saying, "If I don't control the world, the world will control me." Obviously, it is crucial to be in control of your life and know the One who is in control of your life, but it becomes detrimental when you begin to try and control the lives of everyone that you come in contact with. Relationships are damaged, families are torn apart, and people are driven crazy by you. The worst part of all of this is while a control freak is so focused on others and what they are doing, they are undermining their own life, dreams and successes. To avoid the name tag of "Control Freak," make sure that you are focused on the things that you CAN control. When you focus on the things you can control, you will find that your dreams will become reality and you will accomplish more. Reinhold Niebuhr, a theologian, published a prayer many years ago about allowing a sovereign God to rule our lives. The prayer goes as follows:
God, grand me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can;
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Allow yourself to ponder on that prayer daily and let God grant you the wisdom to control the things you can control. Take it upon yourself to seek out the things of God and avoid becoming a "control freak."
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