FREEWILL OR DONE DESTINY?

 FREEWILL OR DONE DESTINY?

A lesson about counting the cost suggests that man has a freewill to become in Life as they would Wish to. This looks like true over all the generations because human beings who work towards goals,  undistracted, seem to end up achieving them. The bible is also not short of scriptures that confirm the freewill gift given by God to man. Galatians 5:13 says, "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."  So also was the idea in the garden of Eden where freewill was given, but also was an advice not to eat fruits of the tree of knowledge. 

Career path is also a personal choice. While God's word indicates special and differing gifts or abilities to different people, emphasis is placed on need of personal effort to fan the given gifts meaning that personal  strive towards goals to become. Skilled men in different trades were appointed by God to work in biblical constructions like the tabernacle or temple.  

The idea of destiny is however a biblical mystery that is sometimes frightening.  It goes like this....every human being has an exact life plan  pre-determined by God, with a specific purpose or end. On the good side of it, God says that He has good plans for us to give us a future and hope meaning a good ending. The story of Judas is a good example planned,  prophesied and foreknown by Jesus that Judas would betray Him. Judas had been particularly chosen for the role, which rules out the idea of freewill or free choice about his destiny.  Imagine God choosing you for an evil role and a destructive ending meaning there is nothing you can do but must fulfil the evil role. On the destiny lessons of the bible is Proverbs 19:21 which says that, "Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails." A more scary verse is Proverbs 16:4 which says that, "The LORD has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster." 

Does man have control over his life? Were our lives pre-determined by God removing our ability of control? Fully or to a certain percentage? Or should we just forget these arguments and just live our lives the best way we know how? Maybe we should.  Or?

@Stephen Mungai