We make our own plans, but the Lord decides where we will go. Proverbs 16:9
It is hard to understand how human beings have "free will" and yet the Lord is in charge of everything that happens. Your free will and the Sovereignty of God are both declared truths in the Bible. In our human minds they seem to be in opposition to each other, but to God they both make perfect sense.
Pharoah, in Egypt was a good example of someone who was not a follower of God, or even a believer at any level, and yet God "hardened his heart" more than once. The decisions Pharaoh made about whether or not to let the Israelites leave Egypt were his own, but God was in charge. You have the freedom to make decisions in your life, but God is free to move on your heart and soften it or harden it as He chooses! And frankly, you are almost never aware of what He is doing.
You can be certain that God is working on the heart of every world leader so that God's Sovereign Will comes to fulfillment. He will harden their hearts or soften them depending on His own plan.
Proverbs 21:1 says "The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes."
Your heart as well is in the hand of the Lord. Willingly submit your heart to His Will and trust Him today.
"Lord Jesus, hold my heart in Your hand and move my life in the direction that pleases You. Praise Your Holy Name now and forever. Amen."
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