Anonymous -
"God gave us the power to imagine the future but gave us no power to control it."
This guy was onto something, but what he was missing was that we have the power to control ourselves, and use our agency in the best way we can so that we can have a small impact on the future.
President Kimball clarifies it for us....
Faith Precedes the Miracle by Spencer W. Kimball -
"Was it the Lord who directed the plane into the mountain to snuff out the lives of its occupants, or were there mechanical faults or human errors? Did our Father in Heaven cause the collision of the cars that took six people into eternity, or was it the error of the driver who ignored the safety rules? Did God take the life of the young mother or prompt the child to toddle into the canal or guide the other child into the path of the oncoming car?...... Did the Lord cause the man to suffer a heart attack? Was the death of the missionary untimely?
Answer if you can. I cannot, for though I know God has a major role in our lives, I do not know how much He causes to happen and how much he merely permits...
Could the Lord have prevented these tragedies? The answer is, Yes. The Lord is omnipotent, with all power to control our lives, save us pain, prevent all accidents, drive all planes and cars, feed us , protect us, save us from labor, effort, sickness, even from death, if He will. But He will not... The basic gospel law... is agency and eternal development. To force us to be careful or righteous would be to nullify that fundamental law and make growth impossible.
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