One of the dilemmas created by those who hold to the "God is in control of everything" theory is that they then have to conform God to the world. So what they see in the world must be the will of God. Their image of God is based on sight evidence, not word and faith evidence. This is a terrible place for them to be because they are then forced to openly rebel against God denying the Word whenever sight would seem to contradict the Word. They essentially not only decide to walk by sight... but also define God by what they see in the world! After all, if God is controlling everything, then the world is an exact image of God, His will, and even His very nature. Oh my!!!
The word says that Jesus is the revelation of the Father. The evidence we see around us is not an exact image of the Father. So we cannot always tell why someone is not healed or why prayers are not answered... but one thing we can do is rule out God as the cause. This is something "God is in control of everything" adherents cannot do. After all to them God is the cause of everything. So we visit those who are sick, and in prison, and alone and do not question or doubt the reason or cause. That is knowledge God may not share with us. But he is not withholding anything because He has already given us all things. He is not holding back anything. Of course, once again, those who hold to the "God is in control of everything" theory cannot see this. They assume that since God is controlling everything then if something does or does not happen... it has to be Him. So they would rather question God, His will, His Word, and His very nature in preference to their own sense knowledge and doubts. Eventually they build an image of God that is based not on the Word but their own doubts, fears, and sense knowledge. All because they hold to the bogus doctrine that God is in control of everything.
We need to base our faith on His word... not on sense knowledge.
