Here is an interesting question or something to think about.  I sometimes thin our lives are going to be what ever God has in mind from the beginning and no matter how we try to change it it  will not work.  I know this from experience and here is a verse from the Bible in Jeremiah 4-5  Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you: Before you were born I sanctified you: ordained you a prophet to the nations.
My life has seem to be ordain to be a non achiever, go no where. Because no matter what I have done in my life to better it.  I have always ended up right where I started from.  

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I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is

IN GOD WE TRUST
Karen Carter  '74
-KC- Ministries


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From: MV <[log in to unmask]>
> I think we were predestined to have freewill. *smile*.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> 
> At 06:07 PM 1/23/2006 -0700, you wrote:
> >I read or heard this story.  I'm not sure if it was on e-church or not, but
> >here goes:
> >
> >A church congregation split over the subject of free will and
> >predestination.  One of the members was confused.  He tried to join the
> >Predestiationers.  They asked him, "How did you come to join this group?"
> >
> >"By my own free will."
> >
> >"Then you can't be a member here.  We believe in predestination only!"
> >
> >He then tried to join the Free Willers.
> >
> >"How did you come to join us?" they asked.
> >
> >"By predestination," he answered.
> >
> >You can guess the rest.
> >
> >sharon
> 
> Brad
> 
>    Strive to be insulated, not insulated