by Carolyn Lanier

Created on: October 24, 2008   Last Updated: July 19, 2010

Everything happens for a reason, whether its for the better or for the worse. But questioning if everything is according to God's plan, I believe the choices in our lives are ours to make alone, but God knows our hearts and the way we think, so therefore he already knows what we are going to do, before we do them.

God made the Devil, who was the most beautiful of all his Angels, He gave the Angels minds of their own, it was the Devil's choice to turn away from God, convincing some of the other Angels to follow him, so they were cast out of Heaven.

When God made Adam and Eve, he wanted them to be happy and live forever in the Garden of Eden. They had everything they needed in this beautiful garden, the only thing God asked them not to do was eat of this one fruit. Yet the devil was jealous of God and knew he could hurt God by causing them to disobey him and talked Eve into taking a bite of the fruit, we've all heard or read this story in the Bible, but I don't think God planned for Adam and Eve to sin, or for the world to be full of sin as it is today, but gives us the choice to worship and obey him or turn the other way.

God gave us 10 commandments to live by, its our choice to obey them, or we can do the things he's asked us not too, we've been warned of things to come if we refuse to obey, but still so many people refuse to listen or care. I've heard people say they believe God doesn't exist or that he's dead, because of all the crime and horrible things that happen to people. That's not Gods plan, but our choice. We continue to commit adultery, steal, kill innocent people, and use Gods name in vain, and yet we say, if there is a God, where is he, why is this happening. God is the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, he is with us, so many of us can feel his presents, see his miracles, yet so many still close their eyes in disbelief.

Even when Jesus walked on this earth, healing the sick, raising the dead, and telling us how God wanted us to live, there was so many people who refused to believe he was the son of God, nor listened to what he was saying and continued their wicked ways of worshipping their golden idols, partying and sinning. I can't believe this is God's plan for us to continue to commit sin after sin, when he sent his son into the world to save us from sin so that we can one day be with him forever.

In according to Gods plans, he wants each of us to repent, asking for forgiveness of our sins, except Jesus as our Saviour, and when all sin is wiped off the earth, those who are still alive and those who have passed on, will rise up and live with him in Heaven forever. Where sickness, death, will be no more, we'll live forever, never an unhappy moment, thats Gods promise and his plans.

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