Will Power! Kinda different from Will-I-Am

WILLS

I've been thinking a whole lot about wills lately. There are a lot of wills out there, ya know?

• God's will
• My will
• My parent's wills
• My family's will
• The will of people back home
• The will of my church
• Everyone has an agenda of some sort. Let's be real.     

That means that there are 6.5 billion different wills out there. WHEW! That's a lot of people who want a lot of different things. It's also a whole lot of different opinions. Can we say.... room for conflict?? You betcha.

I'm going to put out a disclaimer again: I'm only 23, and I'm learning a lot right now. Bear with me, please, and don't let my humble opinions be taken as ultimate truths (I don't know everything).

I read an article the other day on the topic of drinking alcohol. It offered an opinion that was pretty interesting to me, simply because I've never heard it put that way before. The article approached the subject based from a "Can I?" versus "Should I?" standpoint. Basically, the issue is not a matter of "Do I have a right to do this?" Instead, the issue is "Should I do this?" For example: Does this benefit me and people around me? Does this bring me and others closer to God? It was just interesting. I was less captivated on the opinion of the writer and more captivated by his style of argument.

Most of the time, I hear one crowd trying to condemn something vehemently and another crowd trying to gain the right to do something without being condemned. Each side spurns the other. People can use the same source to back up completely opposite viewpoints. Agendas? Wills? Ringing a bell???

I guess it all depends on your motivation, really.
Are you trying to create black and white?
Are you trying to get people to pick sides?
Are you trying to impose guilt on people?
Are you trying to stick to something you believe?

I can't help but think about wills in all of this. By the way, this post is just me thinking out loud so to speak. I'm just thinking. At the end of the day, there are going to be 6.5 billion different opinions. But.... What's God's will? I think God wants to draw people toward him. I think he wants to bridge the gap between the sin that separates us from him. I think he wants everyone to rely on him for hope and grace. I think he loves everyone, but everyone doesn't love him back. I think that he wants peace and unity with humanity.God's will sounds a lot like LOVE.

All I have to say is that I want to love people.

I used to get all puffed up when someone challenged my world view. I'd fight tooth and nail, argue, and come off as quite the prick half of the time. But now, I live in Southeast Asia. Friends, Asia life is molding me. I don't live in a bubble anymore where there are loads of people who have the same beliefs as I do. There is no teaming up with only people who have the same beliefs anymore. Now, my friend group is wider than life. I have all kinds of friends. They believe all kinds of things. We may talk about those things sometimes if they come up in conversation, but I no longer feel like I'm pushing an agenda of viewpoints on anyone. I now feel like I'm a little bit closer to pushing an agenda of loving on purpose. The response is about 1,000 times better when I tell them why I'm loving them. I love them because God loves them. The end. Simply beautiful. If God's will is to love, then I want my will to be the same thing.

Can I do anything I want to do? Sure, I can. Nobody's got strings attached to my legs and arms like a puppet. I'm free to choose action from action.

Should I do certain things? Maybe so, maybe not. It's worth a thought or two.

Food for thought:

Maybe it all depends on your will/agenda in the end.

I guess the question is: What IS your will? 

And: Should your will be changed?