The other day I said to my friend, "I am never getting married!!!!!!!!!" and she said back to me, "Don't speak that over yourself or it will become true!"
Tonight I was pondering her statement...wondering if I agree or not. At first, I would say, "No, God will determine whether or not something happens in my life no matter what my attitude is about it." So I can say, "I am never getting married" but maybe God says, "Oh yes you are."
But then again, if I live my life everyday with the mindset, "I am never going to eat fruit," I can probably get away without ever eating fruit. No one can force a banana down my throat. Yes, God technically could force me to eat fruit, but would He?
And if I make a decision and decide to live my life based on it, will He change my mind?
I know He has done so in the past. People tell stories and testimonies all the time of how God changed them.
But what about free will? What limits has been placed on our ability to make our own decisions? Are we limited to absolute free will only to a certain extent? Then when it comes to bigger things that actually matter, God holds the reigns? Or will He have His way no matter what our attitude? Or does He let us live in our own will, living and learning from our decisions?
OR, do we need to choose to live according to His will to actually live according to His will?
It's just that I see so many people who never come to know the Lord, no matter how much we pray, love on them, and show them what it can mean to truly walk with God. Is it God's will that they never accept Him, or is it theirs? If it is their will not to accept Him, is He allowing them to live in their will as opposed to His own? Unless it is His will that they don't accept Him.....??? Too scared to ponder that thought.
Is this even about wills at all?
What was my original question???
Interesting post, Livvy!
ReplyDeleteI just want to say that I believe the Bible clearly teaches predestination, for example: "You did not choose me, but I chose you..."(John 15:16)I believe in predestination, so I believe that God calls specific people to Himself. We could not accept Christ as our Savior if He was not calling us first. He sets His unmerited favor on some, but not all. That might be a sad/scary thought, but who are we to question God? We all deserve hell! A lot of Christians disagree with this...but why then did God choose Jacob,, but not Esau? Jacob was no better than Esau!