Are There Multiple Variations Of God's Will?

Thanks to Adam and Eve, human life is full of struggles, sorrow, tragedy, and toil. It is tough to reconcile them with a God who is love, saves by His grace, and sustains with His mercy. Good and bad things happen to good and bad people - that is for sure. Human beings have tried to answer the reason 'why' questions throughout the centuries. Most attempts center on the Will of God, which has led to a belief in Him having multiple 'wills.'

It is believed that God is in direct control of all things – both good and bad - and nothing happens outside of His sovereign Will. Therefore, He allows bad things or permits them, including sickness, even though they are not from God and He is not responsible for causing them.

For example, some say God wants us to be healed of sickness because He created our bodies to heal themselves; others believe that He allows bad things such as sickness to happen for some reason or another even though it is not from Him. God can use anything and anyone for His purpose and glory to advance His Kingdom and the Gospel of Jesus Christ and could prevent bad things from happening if He wanted to, but often chooses not to, which has led to the multi-will belief system.

‘Why does God' allow the Born-Again Christian to get sick’ tends to be the most asked question, especially with the following verse in mind;

"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." (Isaiah 53:5 KJV).

Given God's merciful goodness, saying He allows bad things, such as sickness, is the same as saying He is responsible for it - which He is not. Saying it is His will is blaming Him indirectly for it. There is simply no Scriptural support for that supposition. God is a good God and only wants the best for His Bride. Sickness is not one of them. It is one of a legion of things brought about by the Fall of Adam and Eve, and their sin affecting the DNA of everything. The disease of dying and death is one of those things that will never be healed in this life.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter who is to blame for sickness or disease. Most importantly, God is looking for those who will trust Him no matter what. The Bible tells us how to live a long and healthy life, but it does not promise a sickness or disease-free life because we all will die from them one day. Blame it on Adam and not God.

"Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him" (Psalm 115:3 ESV; 135:6)

The Bible declares 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 NIV). Note that it does not say that God "causes" or "allows" bad things to happen so that He can test or try one's faith to make them a "better" or "stronger" person or to discipline or punish them.

God's great promise is that He will enter INTO every circumstance to make it right and work it out for the best. God doesn't create horrible events just to provide "opportunities" to prove He is faithful or so that people can prove they trust Him during hard times or grow spiritually! Nor does He "use" or "allow" bad things such as suffering, as "loving" correction of His children.

The word "allow" is defined as "to forbear or neglect to restrain or prevent." God desires only the best for His people, whom He calls His Bride (Revelation 21:9) because He is head over heels in love with her. He desires to pour out (not restrain!) blessing upon blessing to those who trust Him with their entire being. If a person gives their permission to someone and allows them to drive drunk, they are legally responsible, just as the person who got drunk. God does not condone, permit, allow, give, punish or approve of sickness or any evil thing.

God will never neglect His Bride or prevent her from experiencing deep intimacy when she cries out in desperate longing for more of Him. He has blessed her with every spiritual blessing. (Ephesians 1:3) He only gives her gifts that are good and perfect (James 1:17). Pain, suffering, and tragedy are diametrically opposed to good and perfect.

God's Sovereign Plan

God has only one Will - His sovereign plan for us in all situations because He is omniscient and has knowledge of all truth in every potential situation, whether before the beginning, in the middle, or at the ending, under all possible interpretations of any component. God knows everything that could will or does happen. Before God spoke the world into existence, He knew independently what a person would freely choose if placed in any possible circumstance.