I agree, gabbylyn. When I said God is not in control, I didn't mean that God doesn't have a plan for us (He most certainly does), I simply meant that God does not cause every event that happens in the world, because many of the things that happen in the world (including many of the bad things such as war) are not God's doing, but the result of our own free will decisions, which are often very poor decisions, because the devil is constantly tempting us to do evil things, which is why we need God's help to overcome the devil, each and every day.