That's all it takes to either get us in serious trouble, or to get us in accord with our Creator. And really... how much "will" do we have? How much of our "conscious choice" is really conscious? How much of what we think of as "will" is actually programmed into us by heredity, family, culture, etc.?
Question: How much of what we Think, Believe, and Do is basically an autopilot jumble of habits, likes and dislikes, conditioned responses, kneejerk reactions, stereotyped assumptions, and even some "will"?
Answer: I don't know. My theory is that we have just a speck of will operating outside (or apart from) that jumble. But that's enough!
A speck of will is all it takes to choose wisely and with discernment.
A speck of will is all it takes to love God, even though His ways are incomprehensible.
A speck of will is all it takes to love people.
A speck of will is all it takes to love people you have nothing in common with, and with whom you perhaps disagree vehemently! (Well... maybe an extra speck for that!)
A speck of will is all it takes to not let injustice pass by uncommented upon or unacted on.
A speck of will is all it takes to give grace. After all, we wallow in it. Why not give some?
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