Can someone intentionally allow God's will to occur?
If you believe in God, then it seems rational that you would also believe that he has some sort of Will or intent or desire for this world, otherwise, he wouldn't have caused this world to exist. It seems probable his will is, at minimum, for humans to exist, since our awareness, comprehension, and experience of this world seems uniquely significant. That unique aspect, which humans seem to have, is consciousness, and it seems to follow that consciousness allows our free will (as I described in more detail, in a post from 3 yrs ago; Control to Free, Allowance Degree). Further hypothesis of God's desire for our lives, seems reasonable to lead to us choosing to follow his general guideline principle of; treat others as you would want to be treated. If someone does choose to try to follow this path, it seems to still leave them with a window of personal preference, as long as it does not contradict that guideline, as I further questioned in my last post; Relevance of Will. It seems God perhaps wants us to have our own preferences, but if the direction of someone’s preferences is to allow God to cause his will, is it plausible to let God direct their own will, through thoughts and decisions?
If God typically allows our own choices by our free will, it seems he wouldn't force any thoughts or decisions on someone. But it seems plausible that there could be an exception, of God causing someone to think a certain way, if it was their own choice, to allow that alteration to their thoughts or decisions. If you believe that God can alter circumstances in general, for his own will, then he should be able to alter our thoughts as well. If someone genuinely wants God to cause them to think and make decisions for his will, then it seems likely God would do that. To what degree, and under what circumstances would God alter someone's thoughts and actions, is a further question.
If part of God's will, really is for us to have our own free will, then perhaps God would not alter someone’s thoughts completely in all scenarios, even if we are willing for him to do so. It’s almost like willing God’s will, would be cancelled out in some situations, if God’s will is for us to have our own will. As I described in my last post, it seems like these scenarios, where God wants us to make our own choice, without his influence, would be within the conceptual window of; our choices not causing harm to someone else, and not lacking in aid to someone else. If someone has a choice to make, and to their knowledge, the decision will not affect anyone else negatively, maybe it is God's will for us to choose our own preference. Someone could still ask for God to cause them to decide, since its possible there would be relevant effects which they are unaware of, yet God is, but if it’s a situation where God can adapt to the effects, maybe he would then cause the person to choose their own preference.
If there is a decision at hand which does involve causing relevant effects towards others (or even towards the person themselves), and the person is willing for God's will, then the method for which God causes his will through their decision, seems it would differ, depending on the person, and their way of making a decision. Whichever method it is, it seems plausible God could completely control their actions and decisions. If the person's own will is not genuinely entirely for God to cause his will, and they have their own desires, perhaps it comes down to whichever of the person's preferences is greater. If their preference is higher for God’s will than their own personal preference, it seems likely God would cause his will, but if their own preference is actually higher than their willingness for God's will, that might make the difference, in that God would then not cause his will through their thoughts or actions.
It seems likely that the extent of God altering someone’s thoughts, ends with the persons lack of will for God's will. Every new situation that comes up in someone’s life, offers new circumstances with a new question of comparison for someone's will of their own preferences or God’s. This might be another aspect of the extent of God causing his will through someone. Even if, in 1 moment, someone is willing for God to control all their thoughts and actions for the rest of their life, that willingness might change, once new circumstances arise, creating a reset of God’s control.
It seems plausible for someone to allow God to alter their thoughts, actions, and circumstances through many situations, but on some occasions, when there is no known significant effects towards others, God might want us to choose for ourselves. In situations which do have significant effects, it seems Gods influence may only last so long, until new circumstances arise, where the persons will has changed, requiring a reset of their will. Whatever the scenario, perhaps genuineness of wanting God to cause his way more than our own, is important when; Willing Gods Will.
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