I don't believe that God would just "throw" His people on His earth with simply a "sovereign will" and a "moral will." Meaning, I don't think I serve a God who has an ultimate plan for the earth and the destination of its inhabitants and who tells every person how not to act, basically, without being more intimate with us. Would you want to serve a God like that? 1 Peter 5.7 is where Peter is talking to the elders and "young men." He tells them to give all their worries and cares to God. This suggests that God knows us on a personal level, more so than just deciding where we will spend eternity and telling us how to act. Luke 12.6-7 is where Luke (?) is telling the crowds (more or less) look, you know how much sparrows cost? Next to nothing-and yet God doesn't forget ANY ONE of them. Every hair on your head is numbered. If God doesn't have a personal relationship with us, if He's not on a personal level, then He wouldn't care about how much hair I have.
I would love for someone to do my homework for me. Write all these silly papers and take all these ridiculous tests. Why? Because it's not easy. It's not fun, and sometimes, I don't want to work hard to do my own stuff. Sure, I become more educated, patient, and perhaps even more important to society when I do, but that doesn't make the work more fun and it certainly doesn't take it away.
Here's what I think. Before you read this, realize that this is what I THINK. Everything's a work in progress, so don't stone me yet. I picture God saying to me:
Allison, I love you. I look at you longingly, awaiting the day when you can be complete, and with me. I am jealous for you, hurt when you put other things and other people in front of me, the I AM. I know life on earth is difficult and I know you are trying your hardest. I am well pleased. Know that I am guiding you, but I will not tell you exactly what to do. I will not give you every answer, although I could. Why? Because I love you enough not to. In order for you to be perfect and complete, you must face things on your own sometimes. Don't be fooled and don't lose sight, though. I am holding your hand always, and I am continually guiding you down my glorious path, whether you feel it or not. So after you suffer for a little while, I will restore, support, and strengthen you, placing you on a firm foundation. Take heart, I have overcome the world.
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