Monday, January 22, 2007
What's In the Bag?
I believe that I am in control of some of the decisions I make. However, I do believe that some choices we make are not left up to us. It is a hard concept to grasp, but it is possible. I make many little decisions such as: choosing to brush my teeth, choosing what outfit to wear everyday, what to eat, etc. I also make big decisions such as: choosing who I want to date, what career I want to go into, etc. However, there are some decisions that I can not make. Examples of those are: when I am going to get sick, when I am going to be in the hospital, when I am going to die. It is not like I can plan all of those things out. I believe that God has the power and control in that situation. Some decisions are taken out of our hands and put into God's hands. That is not necessarily a bad thing though. I believe that he takes those few choices that we can not make out of our hands simply because he knows that we could not handle making them. For the most part though, I believe that we do have the free will to make whatever decisions we would like to. However, if we make bad decisions, we should be ready to face the consequences that could follow.
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i think that youre right in that we have a balance of free will in decision making, with help from something greater that determines some ultimate decisions...but i wonder what would happen if we could control the unanswered questions? and if its possible alter those in any way or if that decision is already made by the greater power?
"I believe that he takes those few choices that we can not make out of our hands simply because he knows that we could not handle making them."
It was provokactive to hear a deeper analysis on how God rationalizes taking control of fate. It made me wonder where God would draw the line on our ability to handle hard choices and situations, and furthermore what if God was a girl? God seems to have a mothering disposition, protecting us from decions we cant handle. My mom did that, my dad told me facing them builds character.
"I believe that he takes those few choices that we can not make out of our hands simply because he knows that we could not handle making them."
It was provokactive to hear a deeper analysis on how God rationalizes taking control of fate. It made me wonder where God would draw the line on our inability to handle hard choices and situations, and furthermore what if God was a girl? God seems to have a mothering disposition, protecting us from decions we cant handle. My mom did that, my dad just told me hard decisions build character.
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