I’m determined to understand the recent post by Alastair on the subject of providence, because it’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Ally knows some stuff, and this is a practical post, but it’s just so long.

I’ve read it once, but I think I’ll have to read it again. I’d strongly recommend that you do take the time to read what he has said, because all my observations are based on isolated verses and things, which, while I’m sure they are helpful, are not nearly as good as observations which have had conclusions made from them and are based on a deep knowledge and wisdom concerning the Bible as a whole, which is what Ally prays to have, and faithfully pursues.

I don’t agree with Ally on everything, but I think he has a lot more authority to challenge us on our views than I do.

Something that’s really been challenging me from the scriptures recently is how the Holy Spirit unites our will and our actions, and how the Spirit is not intended to bring us under a constant struggle to do God’s commands without God giving us any freedom to do these things willingly. I believe God enables us to delight in doing God’s will, so that we don’t want to do anything else, if we submit our wills to Christ; although this is a gradual process and we’re not perfect yet.

I don’t know what you think, and I know that a paragraph which mentions God’s enabling so often can often just be assumed to be correct, and we say ‘Hallelujah, that’s so true’, but if you do find anything wrong with what I’ve said, please tell me, because I struggle with this issue too, and these are just my first observations on an issue which is so immense I doubt we’ll be able to comprehend it in eternity.

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