Can we actually make plans? Are we autonomous in making plans? Today Emma Dotter breaks down a dynamic that all people face: the sovereignty of God and the freewill of man when it comes to make decisions. Man’s will is free because God is sovereign. This truth can give us daily confidence.
 
 Additional Scripture referenced in this episode:
 Proverbs 20:24, “A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?”
 Revelation 17:17, “for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind…”
 Ezra 7:27, “Blessed by the Lord, the God of our fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king…” 
 Daniel 2:19-21, “He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;”
 James 3:1, “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness…”
 Jeremiah 17:9-10, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?…”
 Romans 8:28, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, and those who are called according to his purpose.” 
 
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