A helpful reminder from A.W. Pink in The Attributes of God, p. 39:
Here then is a sure resting-place for the heart. Our lives are neither the product of blind fate nor the result of capricious chance, but every detail of them was ordained from all eternity, and is now ordered by the living and reigning God. Not a hair of our heads can be touched without his permission. “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps” (Prov. 16:9).
What assurance, what strength, what comfort this should give the real Christian! “My times are in Thy hand” (Ps. 31:15). Then let me “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him” (Ps. 37:7).
The Works of God 
Great comfort if we submit to the truth and embrace it in faith! Thanks for posting this.
(I read everything on this blog though this is the first time I’ve commented. My daughter suffers from a genetic defect that is ultimately terminal. She’s about to turn 20. What a joy to know her days are ordained by God–who is not only sovereign but the definition of love and grace.)
Hi John,
Very good to see you at the Gospel Coalition. May God continue to bless you and your ministry.
Don