We have free will. Prayer does not control God or other people. When we use our free will to pray, it authorizes God to work on our behalf. Think of a homeowner with a leaking roof. The contractor knows the roof leaks and can fix it, and wants to fix it, but only works on the property after getting written authorization from the owner. In the same way, when we pray, we give God authorizaton to work in our lives and circumstances (our property). God gave each of us a life and created us with free will. He wants us to choose good over evil (He defines what is good). He wants us to choose love. He is love. He won't violate our will, even if we ultimately choose to reject Him (which breaks His heart). To be able to love, one must have the free choice NOT to love. That's why there were two trees in the garden, to make love possible. God respects our choices, including the choice to either love or reject Him, a choice that has eternal consequences.

We have free will. Prayer does not control God or other people. When we use our free will to pray, it authorizes God to work on our behalf. Think of a homeowner with a leaking roof. The contractor knows the roof leaks and can fix it, and wants to fix it, but only works on the property after getting written authorization from the owner. In the same way, when we pray, we give God authorizaton to work in our lives and circumstances. God gave each of us a life and created us with free will. He wants us to choose good over evil (He defines what is good). He won't violate our will, even if we ultimately choose to reject Him (which breaks His heart). To be able to love, one must have the free choice NOT to love. He wants every person to choose love. That's why there were two trees in the garden, to make love possible. God respects our choices, including the choice to either love or reject Him, a choice that has eternal consequences.

We have free will. Prayer does not control God or other people. When we use our free will to pray, it authorizes God to work on our behalf. Think of a homeowner with a leaking roof. The contractor knows the roof leaks and can fix it, and wants to fix it, but only does the work after getting written authorization from the owner. In the same way, when we pray, we give God authorizaton to work in our lives and circumstances. God gave each of us a life and created us with free will. He wants us to choose good over evil (He defines what is good). He won't violate our will, even if we ultimately choose to reject Him (which breaks His heart). To be able to love, one must have the free choice NOT to love. He wants every person to choose love. That's why there were two trees in the garden, to make love possible. God respects our choices, including the choice to either love or reject Him, a choice that has eternal consequences.

We have free will. Prayer does not control God or other people. When we use our free will to pray, it authorizes God to work on our behalf. Think of a homeowner with a leaking roof. The contractor knows the roof leaks and can fix it, and wants to fix it, but only does the work after getting written authorization from the owner. In the same way, when we pray, we give God authorizaton to work in our lives and circumstances. God gave each of us a life and created us with free will. He won't violate our will, even if we choose to reject Him. To be able to love, one must have the free choice NOT to love. He wants every person to choose love. That's why there were two trees in the garden, to make love possible. God respects our choices, even the heart-breaking choice to reject Him, a choice that has eternal consequences.

We have free will. Prayer does not control God or other people. When we use our free will to pray, it authorizes God to work on our behalf. Think of a homeowner with a leaking roof. The contractor knows the roof leaks and can fix it, and wants to fix it, but only does the work after getting written authorization from the owner. In the same way, when we pray, we give God authorizaton to work in our lives and circumstances. God gave each of us a life and created us to be free. He won't violate our will, even if we choose to reject God. To be able to love, one must have the free choice NOT to love. He wants every person to choose love. That's why there were two trees in the garden, to make love possible. God respects our choices, even the heart-breaking choice to reject Him, a choice that has eternal consequences.

We have free will. Prayer does not control God or other people. When we use our free will to pray, it authorizes God to work on our behalf. Think of a homeowner with a leaking roof. The contractor knows the roof leaks and can fix it, and wants to fix it, but only does the work after getting authorization from the owner. In the same way, when we pray, we give God authorizaton to work in our lives and circumstances. God gave each of us a life and created us to be free. He won't violate our will, even if we choose to reject God. To be able to love, one must have the free choice NOT to love. He wants every person to choose love. That's why there were two trees in the garden, to make love possible. God respects our choices, even the heart-breaking choice to reject Him, a choice that has eternal consequences.

We have free will. Prayer does not control God or other people. When we use our free will to pray, it authorizes God to work on our behalf. Think of a homeowner with a leaking roof. The contractor knows the roof leaks and can fix it, and wants to fix it, but only does the work after getting authorization from the owner. In the same way, when we pray, we give God authorizaton to work in our lives and circumstances. God gave each of us a life and created us to be free. He won't violate a persons will, even if the person chooses to reject God. To be able to love, one must have the free choice NOT to love. That's why there were two trees in the garden. God respects our choices, even the choice to reject Him, a choice that has eternal consequences. He wants every person to choose love.

We have free will. Prayer does not control God or other people. When we use our free will to pray, it authorizes God to work on our behalf. When we pray, we give God permission to engage our life and circumstances. God created people to be free and won't violate a persons will, even if the person choses to reject God. To be able to choose to love, one must have the free choice not to love. God respects our choices, even the choice to reject Him, a choice that has eternal consequences.