Yep. That pesky thing about free will is closely related to what Oswald Chambers defined as God having a 'perfect' will and a 'permissive' will, which means we are like toddlers who want what we want when we want it so sometimes God lets us have it our way. Sometimes we learn from the experience and reset our will to His and sometimes we fuss about why people claim God is good when bad things happen, never seeing our contribution to the problem. It's a deep and wide topic for sure.
Meemanator, I too keep from despair by knowing that the spiritual side is always in charge, and yet our free will can trip up the plan.
Yep. That pesky thing about free will is closely related to what Oswald Chambers defined as God having a 'perfect' will and a 'permissive' will, which means we are like toddlers who want what we want when we want it so sometimes God lets us have it our way. Sometimes we learn from the experience and reset our will to His and sometimes we fuss about why people claim God is good when bad things happen, never seeing our contribution to the problem. It's a deep and wide topic for sure.