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Question follow up	Mindy	Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Question: Brother, What if we give up our free will over to God's Will. In other words, letting God's Will be done? Thank you.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), CCL, LTh, DD, LNDC Dear Mindy: We do not give up our free will. Free will is part of the human person, we cannot eliminate it. What the Christian life is about is not giving up free will, it is freely choosing to submit ourselves to God's will. Reigning ourselves, or abandoning ourselves to God's will is a continue choice that me make each day, each moment. If we stop having that ability to choose God or to reject Him, to have free will, then we could not choose to submit to His will in the first place, or to continue to choose His will daily. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Mindy

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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Brother,

What if we give up our free will over to God's Will. In other words, letting God's Will be done?
Thank you.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), CCL, LTh, DD, LNDC

Dear Mindy:

We do not give up our free will. Free will is part of the human person, we cannot eliminate it.

What the Christian life is about is not giving up free will, it is freely choosing to submit ourselves to God's will. Reigning ourselves, or abandoning ourselves to God's will is a continue choice that me make each day, each moment. If we stop having that ability to choose God or to reject Him, to have free will, then we could not choose to submit to His will in the first place, or to continue to choose His will daily.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
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Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum