GOD’S WILL ALLOWS FOR FREEDOM OF CHOICE, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITATIONS God’s will—what God wants us to do because He knows it will work out best for everyone else involved—is sort of like a tunnel. It confines us and restricts us to a certain area of movement and possibility, while still allowing us to make our own decisions and operate according to our own faith. He keeps us within certain bounds, but where we go in the tunnel, to the left or right, depends a lot on us and our choices. He gives us leeway as long as we stay within the bounds He has set. We are allowed to find our way through the tunnel, but we should be making forward progress with each step, not going backward. The tunnel always leads in the right direction. It always has a goal, and of course there’s always the best, most direct path within the tunnel. When we yield to God and let His choices become our choices, when our primary motive is to please God and do things His way, when we delight ourselves in Him, then we go His direction and stay in the center of His will; we stay focused on His guiding light at the end of the tunnel, and really make progress. — Matthew 7:13-14 ESV - Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Proverbs 19:21 ESV - Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Proverbs 16:9 ESV - The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
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