Freewill

Freewill

Can we handle the consequences?

God gave us freewill to believe in Him or not. Freewill is something we do voluntarily and/or willingly rather than by force. The freewill we are given lets us choose everything we do in life (good or bad). We all like having a choice - right?

This good feeling is wounded, when we realize our choices have consequences. Our freewill can affect us and everyone around us, even people we don’t know. 

Let’s take a person who chooses to drink a few beers. Hours later and many beers after, this person decides to drive home. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s their choice.

Drinking and driving is never a good idea. Many death related accidents happen every day because of this choice. It can cripple or kill the drunk driver, thus affecting everyone this person knows. The innocent people in the other car can be killed, injured, or mutilated. This will touch everyone this person knows. It can leave babies without fathers, mothers without sons, husbands without wives and the list goes on.

Now we may think anyone who makes bad choices should have their freewill took away from them. If this was to happen, there would be no freewill because we all make bad choices at one time or another.

When Jesus was approached with the woman taken in adultery and asked if she should be stoned to death, He said  ‘He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her (John 8:7).’  All of her accusers left one by one and when Jesus asked her if anyone was left to condemn her  ‘She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more (John 8:11).’

Oh how we love our freedom and liberty. But . . .

Can we handle the consequences?