quality matters

A person who lives his earthly life without faith and grace is a very poor
creature. Fatalism, understanding that eveything has been decided by God
or by mere fate without man's part in it whatsoever, robs man's quality in life.
God chose to give man a choice. The privilege of choice in a large scale brings
to the relationship a quality that matters. Agreement is one of the high goals
in relationships. As equal as that relationship is the more meaningful the relationship.
Man has clearly demonstrated that he can have a relationship with dogs and cats,
but these "good" friendships are not based on equality.
God brought man so close to himself for the sake of a meaningful relationship.
Blind obedience with no choice to disobey will always fall ashort of that quality.
Fatalism leaves no room for a quality relationship with God.
The amazing definitions for a spiritual life such as sin, forgiveness,love, mercy,
holiness, justice and hope mean nothing for a fatalist because these are not
machine-like functions.
However , there should be a difference made between things that we can influence
and the ones we cannot.
We`cannot 1. change God's character.
2. determine our own birth (parents, nationalty, features).
3. save ourselves from eternal destruction.
4. change the laws of the physical nor the spiritual world.
These are too big questions for us to decide.
But we can 1. believe or not believe.
2. choose and influence our destiny.
3. influence the work of God by our prayer, obedience and availability.
4. Influence other people and the world around us, both physical and spiritual.
"If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God
or whether I speak on my own authority." John 7:17