Diving Deeper

Tonight was the first experiment of home groups (aka- small groups) and plus a Fuel service.. which is worship and then a speaker and then worship.. and then hanging out and socializing.. building up community. I didn't know how it would all work out, but let me tell you, I felt the Holy Spirit working in amazing ways tonight. Our small group (I was in Whitney and Neal's) was amazing.. our group was more like "medium" than "small" but I felt like I could talk pretty openly about what I thought was going on in the verses we read. We started talking about pre-destination and free will for a bit, until we were directed to what we were originally talking about at first. Neal was trying to keep us on task, along with most of the other group. But I, along with Whitney, wanted to talk more on what is the truth of those two. They seem like they couteract each other.. but the truth is that they compliment each other. But how? How are our lives predestined... and also we have free will to do as we choose? Are there certain things that are predestined- Like Judas turning over Jesus... and other things free choice.. but God knows what we are going to do- because He knows all? I can't seem to wrap my brain around it... yet it intrigues me so much, because I know we can never understand it. God says that if we knew all the wisdom that He possessed.. if we saw, heard, felt and tasted His FULL glory.. then it would kill us. (Its in the bible somewhere.. I'm sure I didn't just make it up..) So its EVEN more intriquing that we don't know. Because my God is so deep that I will always keep wondering in awe. And I will never grow bored.. never search elsewhere for answers besides Him. I, myself, love deep conversations about God and faith.. and I know if I ever get married that my husband will have to be the same way or I will grow bored with him. That's the truth.

So what are your thoughts on pre-destination and free will? I mean.. are any of our opinions wrong since we will never know ALL the workings of the Lord? Our minds can't understand... God is too great.

And I love that He is...