Where Is Your Free Will Taking You? Series

Not only did God give each and every one of us a certain potential, but He also gave us the abilities to fulfill it. And the more we use them; the more pleased He is with us. As a matter of fact; our conscious involvements are expected of us by the divine. Jesus' parable of the three talents in Matthew 25:14-30 is a good example according to which, "A wealthy man was embarking on a trip. He called three of his top servants together and entrusted his property to them for management during his absence. He determined the amount of property each was to receive by his estimation of their capabilities." Upon his return; not only was he disappointed in the one who hadn't done a thing with the initial investment, but he was outraged enough to call him a "wicked and slothful servant." That's exactly how God feels when we are not looking to be fruitful with our time and our efforts. He wants us to search creative ways of making a difference.

When discussing free will; we are not referring to the freedom of making mundane daily decisions. Those are part of our earthly routine that God encourages us to exercise. What we are mainly referring to is the role our human will plays in coming to Christ. The "will" being a combination of our desires and preferences; can be easily manipulated to serve our personal agenda. Or it could succumb to the higher purpose God has for us; therefore we willingly choose to join the body of Christ and pick up where Jesus left off. Since what created the massive distance between God and mankind happens to be our free will; God will wait until we desire that eternal unity with him more than anything else in the world.

Galatians 5:13 reads, "You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love." The unity we desire to develop with God cannot be complete unless we work towards a unity with those around us; wanting to encourage them if they feel broken or helping them get up if they have fallen.

Assisting others regardless of our personal opinion of them is a sure way of showing God his plan and purpose will always come first. That's what the submission of our will is all about. It involves one step at a time with which we aim to please God exclusively. Our daily routine decisions may be personal; but never selfish, unless we start getting carried away with exercising them and start allowing them to replace our God-given fundamentals.

Blessings...