Thank you, Lord, for free will so I can give it all back to you.I do not think I have ever thanked God for free will. I have pondered it, squandered it, abused it and even regretted it, but seldom, if ever, been thankful.
It's quite the responsibility to be in charge of ourselves. The world, with its dazzling array of choices, is too big to comprehend. I don't know why we are not more paralyzed with anxiety about what next road to take.
God seems like sort of the bank into which we can deposit our free will. If he is the bank, free will becomes our most precious asset, our bankable money to spend as we see fit.
If I was going to make something as incredible as a human being, would I give it complete freedom to turn against me? I think not. My heart is too selfish; I couldn't let go so easily.
Even though our free will is utterly free, and God will never become a government-type bank that makes us do this or that, this free will has a design on it that belongs in a specific place. It has some sort of homing device that helps us find the right bank into which to deposit (and thus,out of which to spend).
We are currency that finds its best dividend power in God's bank. Because he designed us, he knows how to handle our investment of ourselves in him. He will transform our assets into their greatest potential.
Earthly banks vie for our trust. They want our money, because they know how to make money out of our deposits. Without us, they fail.
God, though he doesn't fail without us, also vies for our trust. Since he made us, he could easily own all of us. His heart is so quietly large that he puts himself out there with the competition and teaches those who have deposited with him to spread the word. He gambles on himself to be so true and loving that we will allow ourselves to be drawn into what he offers.
The other bank, the World, screams that it is more reliable, more fun, more attractive. It promises riches, fame, one self-aggrandizement after another, anything but God.
God the Bank offers life.
May our free will prosper as it finds home.
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