"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness?"
Romans 6:16
I think sometimes we try to find some way to not follow God and not follow Satan either. We try to find a way that is completely our own, and our ferocious independence sends out fierce denials whenever someone points out to us that we are on someone else's path. The truth is, ferocious though it may be, our independence is largely an illusion. Not because someone else is pulling the strings, but because we are children. We have learned to walk, and we walk this way and that way within the parameters our parents have granted, and we think that it is freedom. Our real freedom comes from learning more, and growing up into trusted adults.... and that is where our free agency comes in. We can choose to learn from our childhood here on earth, or we can refuse to learn. Grow or refuse to grow. Although we make choices every minute of every day, they either help us to learn and grow or they do not... and if they don't, then we still aren't following our own path, we are merely believing and following someone less trustworthy than God. As children, we have to trust and follow someone, or we can't get anywhere. Someday though, if we trust and follow God, and become like him, we will have the freedom to travel the Universe... to know everything... to do things that we could never comprehend at this level. That sounds pretty good to me. :)
Romans 6:16
I think sometimes we try to find some way to not follow God and not follow Satan either. We try to find a way that is completely our own, and our ferocious independence sends out fierce denials whenever someone points out to us that we are on someone else's path. The truth is, ferocious though it may be, our independence is largely an illusion. Not because someone else is pulling the strings, but because we are children. We have learned to walk, and we walk this way and that way within the parameters our parents have granted, and we think that it is freedom. Our real freedom comes from learning more, and growing up into trusted adults.... and that is where our free agency comes in. We can choose to learn from our childhood here on earth, or we can refuse to learn. Grow or refuse to grow. Although we make choices every minute of every day, they either help us to learn and grow or they do not... and if they don't, then we still aren't following our own path, we are merely believing and following someone less trustworthy than God. As children, we have to trust and follow someone, or we can't get anywhere. Someday though, if we trust and follow God, and become like him, we will have the freedom to travel the Universe... to know everything... to do things that we could never comprehend at this level. That sounds pretty good to me. :)
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