Anything under God's control is never out of control.

Swindoll’s line expresses a classic theme in evangelical spirituality: divine sovereignty as an antidote to anxiety. It contrasts human perceptions of chaos—illness, loss, uncertainty, social upheaval—with the conviction that God’s providence remains steady even when circumstances feel unmanageable. The saying is pastoral rather than philosophical: it aims to reframe fear by relocating “control” from human competence to God’s governance. Implicitly, it does not promise that events will be pleasant or predictable; it claims that nothing entrusted to God is ultimately random or purposeless. The quote therefore functions as a call to trust, surrender, and perseverance amid disorder.