This may be what some people feel predestination vs. free will is. it's a fight for our independence, to grow up, and be on our own... but do we really want that? how much does it matter if we are in control or if God is? it can matter completely, or not at all... depending on where you are at in your life at that moment, or what your focuses are. some days this thought wont change what you know and feel at all. and some times it all rest on making peace with what you know, and learning more about it.
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." john 10:10
There are many ways to look at it. example: like a parent, they are in control of your life, they have ultimate say in what you can and cannot do.. but there are some things they cannot or will not choose for you. they are there to protect you. keep you safe, and help you make wise choices... but you are allowed to turn away from them and their teachings, you are free to run away or stop talking to them...
all they want is for your best. but they will not or cannot force it... you have your choices, even though ultimately they are responsible for you. it's their name that you shame or bring honer to.
this is in some ways how i used to look at it.
"Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is constructive. 1 Corinthians 10:23
"Everything is permissible for me"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"--but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12
I used to think that God would not let me make foolish choices.. if i did or didn't do it, it was his will and it would be whats best for me... or "what he wants" .
but recently I had a choice, something came up that I felt God had placed on my heart. I really believe that if God places it on you and you choose to go for it, you will be right where he wants you and it is amazing, but if you choose another way it doesn't always mean the end of the world.. I had/have options.. this journey would require faith...
But I had faith, I knew that if God had placed this on my heart all I had to do was go with it, he would provide the money, the safety and the details. He would give me ample supply of whatever I needed to make this happen.. But I had a choice... I chose. I chose to stay and as I did that I believe God allowed me to see in all the ways he would have provided for me to make that journey happen. I had an amazing time with the choice I did make.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
it wasn't a bad choice. but I missed out on something.. while I got to enjoy another thing. And through this all God has shown me...
My Choices Matter!
isn't that a crazy thought? my choices matter.. am I in control fully? no. but do i have a say in what goes on in my life? yes. how can this be? is this confusing? does it make sense? I don't know.. all I know is that I do not and will not at this time fully understand or know the mind of God... and I am okay with that.
For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 2:11
“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16
Who can fathom the Spirit of the LORD,
or instruct the LORD as his counselor? Isaiah 40:13
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12
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