God is so great!
Recently, the Lord has given me an opportunity to really understand what it is that I believe and try to relay that message. It is definitely a challenging thing... but it has been so great!
Lately I've been trying to understand free will and how that functions in our lives. It started with Adam & Eve. In the garden of Eden God gave Adam & Eve a choice. He said here is this perfect land and it's all yours! In this perfect land, you and I can have a perfect relationship. However, there's this tree that you shouldn't eat from. It will cause sadness, shame, and you will die. Kind of intense! He gave Adam & Eve the choice to either follow Him and trust in His goodness, or disobey Him and eat from the forbidden tree. He didn't force them to do anything, but gave them freedom in knowing Him. Sounds perfect, right?
Well because Adam & Eve are human, just like you and me, they disobeyed. They ate from the forbidden tree. By God giving them that choice to either obey or disobey is definitely free will. He didn't force them to believe in Him or necessarily obey Him. He said I love and I give you this land. We can have this perfect relationship. Here it is. It is a free gift from me to you. He never forced them into that relationship but offered it to them. They chose to disobey.
The story ends in sin, but I think the point of it is awesome! God has always given us a choice. He wants what is best for us and loves us unconditionally.... whether we truly believe that or not. He wants us to live in a perfect relationship with Him... but we have to choose to be a part of that. God loves us enough to give us the freedom to make decisions and chose to love Him. If He forced us...I don't think it would be that loving of a relationship.
1 John 4:19 " We love because he first loved us".
God is a loving God and wants what is best for us. He is what is best for us. I hope that you believe that is true. Walking with the Lord is a daily choice. I hope it is an easy choice for you.
Love God... he loves you back!
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