2013-09-25T09:56:00-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/control/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-boss-is-the-glue-6968 2013-09-25T09:56:00-05:00 Just tell Him, "Lord, anything goes." See, He knows the next step, He knows the results, and it is the One and it is Jesus who brings all things together. What did it say here, "In Him all things hold together." You give that out-of-control part of your life to the Master, and give Him total control. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/new-yearnew-management-6800 2013-02-01T11:05:51-05:00 The realization that I was never meant to drive my life; that's the first step to beginning a love relationship with God; the very relationship you were made for. And when you admit that and you realize that the mess of our life, the guilt of our life, the shame of our life, the hurt that we've inflicted is because we've taken our life and done it our way instead of His way. You are ready at that point to say, "I need a Savior. I need a Rescuer from this sin." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/what-the-storm-left-behind-6788 2013-01-16T10:07:34-05:00 Jesus is the One who can finally calm that lifelong storm in your restless soul with His storm-proof peace. Because you're safe, no matter what the wind and waves may do. Yes, the storm is bigger than you are, but your Jesus is bigger than your storm! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/storm-surge-6778 2013-01-03T11:24:04-05:00 Battered and confused, we finally open our soul to the love that we've been looking for all our lives. And we find in Jesus what the Bible calls "an anchor for the soul, firm and secure" (Hebrews 6:19). The howling winds leave us, not lost, but found and finally at peace. In the arms of the One who speaks "Peace, be still!" to the storm in your soul. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/sleeping-in-the-back-seat-6751 2012-11-26T12:12:32-05:00 Where are you in this current situation in your life? Are you trying to drive or are you trying to help God drive? Or are you simply going to sleep in the back seat? Why don't you relax and let your Father drive. You'll wake up refreshed and you'll wake up right where you are supposed to be. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/better-when-heated-6720 2012-10-12T09:38:38-05:00 The breaking of the man is the making of the man. It's not because God doesn't love you, it's because He does. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-sad-side-of-superman-6679 2012-08-17T10:51:01-05:00 You can't always be Superman! You were never meant to be. Don't be afraid to be weak. When you admit that you're weak, you've never been stronger. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-terminator-6467 2011-11-03T14:13:08-05:00 This tongue we've got is daily either making people feel more alive or more destroyed inside. So, hold the put-downs, swallow the sarcasm, and cushion the criticism. Remember, your tongue can be The Terminator. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/surprises-in-the-storm-6464 2011-10-20T11:17:21-05:00 it may feel like you're either going nowhere right now or you're on the verge of disaster; maybe on the verge of being blown on the rocks. But remember, the surprise in the storm is this: that God uses these out-of-control times. He uses them to blow His children right where they were supposed to go all along. I know it feels like your life is out of control, but you know what? You're really right on course. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/you-can-chase-me-but-you-can-t-have-me-6443 2011-09-21T14:19:55-05:00 You'll hear the noise of the chariots, you'll feel the pressure. But turn and face your enemy and tell him, "Because of Jesus, you can chase me, but you can't have me."