Who's Really in Control: A "Fruit to Root” Discipleship Conversation

The events of life, whether it is the choices of people, life circumstances, or world events ... predominately happen outside our scope of influence. At the end of the day, there isn't much that happens in the world beyond me that I truly have control over. And yet none of us really enjoy feeling that we are being controlled by other things. It does not produce a sense of strength and security.

What are the things we can control?

What are things we cannot control?

"Trying to be in control" is a common human defense mechanism. What does that look like?

Have you ever seen someone who "quits" as a defense mechanism?