Why don't people love God and desire to do his will?
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Real Simply - Man is sinful.\n\nGod gave us free will; we chose to turn from God and carry out our own desires.  This free will was given to us to determine those of us who are going to follow Jesus to the cross.
471347
Our GOD asks us to obey him through the following of his rules ,to go to paradise and to  avoid the hell,but I want to tell you that there is a few peoples loved God deeply and forgot the fear.The fear comes when the Devil try to prevent one from obey his God and if so the hell is the fate.
715066
God can touch or heal according to his will, and often does.\nWe cannot know all things as God does - but he never wills harm to anyone, it is not possible for him because of who he is.\nThe reason we have awful things, wars, hunger, poverty, mental illness - is because we chose to rebel against God, to sin, and we live in the consequences of sin - in a broken world. Again, the terrible things of this world are not God's desire or will.\nHe would not create things to harm them - his way is love, forgives, grace, mercy.
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I completely agree.  On the one hand they say God can't do anything to help people because he gave us free will and it is those who abuse free will that cause all the bad, but then on the other they go and petition God to help them.\n\nWTF?\n\nOh, but then when nothing comes of their prayers, they say "God gives you what you need, not what you want."  "God doesn't work on our timeframe."  Blah, blah, blah.  Seriously!  They have an explanation for everything!
377966
That doing the will of the Father is a condition upon entering the Kingdom of God. We cannot attempt this by our own effort or by our good works to merit or gain salvation. It has to be by faith and repentance alone. A total trust in Christ that through Him the work is done.  Many works and wonders will be performed in Christ's name but without His power, authority, will or knowledge. It will be done for selfish gain or recognition, totally opposite for what Christ stands for. Many want the blessings of Christ, but not the responsibility that comes behind it such as suffering for His sake and giving up one's will daily. Having a true heart for the lost and needy. They do not know Him because they have no real idea what He is all about. They possess a book knowledge, but no real personal relationship with Christ therefore He states He doesn't know them.
872431
No, I don't agree with you. People can do whatever they want.  God doesn't exit.
724845
I understand exactly where you are coming from! I mean, its sounds kind of silly that people claim "its the will of God" when they are making decisions. How would they know?? It's not like God told them! Yet, being a christian myself, what "doing the will of God" means in my life is simply following the principles laid down in the bible, and following the way Jesus himself lived. When you do these things, the decisions of everyday life become trivial, because you are so "in tune" with the bible and the way God wants you to be living. Prayer is also a huge part of knowing how to make decisions. Unfortunately, not many christians live this way, and no matter how hard we try, its impossible to live perfectly, but we can only try our best. Hope this helps! God bless you. :)
625591
Everyone needs God. But God gave us a choice on who to serve. Him or Satan. People say God gives us free will, but not so. The inly will God gives us is His holy word. The Bible. That is the will for us. the devil doesn't have a will. Therefore whoever follows him will be doomed for eternal damnation. That's why it is important to hold to God and serve him. He is the only one who sticks closer than a friend, brother, mother, father, cousin, aunt, teacher or anybody else. He's there in the good times and the bad times. He'll never leave you or forsake you. God can\ndo more than what other man made gods can't do.
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People try to rationalize things in thier own minds, to suit themselves.  They try to make GOD in the image that "they want", instead of conforming to GOD'S way of life.\n\nIt doesnt work...\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
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Well, I think there is a natural desire to survive and that is instinct. I also believe that most people, even the most devout Christians doubt the existence of Heaven deep in their hearts. Also, most people love their famalies and want to be with them. Father or Mother feel they need to do the best to raise their children, and that would require them being alive. No one wants to lose their children, and the only thing I don't understand is why do Christians want to keep brain dead people alive and let them suffer instead of going to Heaven.
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GOD HAS A WILL AND WHAT EVER HIS WILL IS IT WILL BE DONE NO MATTER WHAT. HE DOES THINGS FOR A REASON.\n\nONE OF MY FRIENDS LITTLE ONE YEAR OLD BABY DIED AND NOW HIS MOTHER AND FATHER ARE BOTH SAVED AND IN CHURCH. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THE LORD USED THAT CHILD TO GET BOTH OF THEIR ATTENTION AND GET THEM IN CHURCH.\n\nEVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON!
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People may wonder why, if God exists, He doesn’t wave a magic wand and fix things, making or at least influencing everyone so that they do exactly what they ‘should’ do. But God never takes away anyone’s freedom of choice. God’s wisdom is to recognize and respect each soul’s individual identity, freedom and inherent goodness. God shares knowledge – a profound understanding of the dualities and dilemmas of love and hatred, happiness and sorrow, victory and defeat, etc. – but He does not make our choices for us. The soul is free to choose ‘to be or not to be’, ‘to love or not to love’. God’s love strengthens the soul’s will to free itself from the distresses caused by vices such as selfish desire, anger, fear, ego and attachment. God’s power helps the soul to recognize its highest potential and to aim for perfection by practising the art of simple living and high thinking. Such practice by a significant number of souls eventually brings about positive change in the whole of humanity.\nWhen we understand correctly what God does, and What God doesn't then all our complaints will end.
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If GOD gave me his power I really think the world would be exactly the same. People don't want to know someone is ruling them. We do what we want. I don't think anyone could do it better than GOD. And even if someone truely thought they could...they's be wrong. There will always be those who go agianst the higher power and drag others along. You can't change free will. But GOD has the right idea by not forcing people to follow HIM. Then you know who has pure love. I wouldn't have it any other way.
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I agree. but we must be careful if we want to draw people to GOD. He has told us that we must use LOVE and gentleness  towards others. Also our lives must be an example to others. I pray God will bless you with wisdom  and respect toward others in Jesus name.  Be blessed brother!
932420
Because the Bible states that "God is love". If God didn't love someone, God would cease to be God.
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Not that i can really claim that i speak for God but one of the functions of having a set of laws could very well be to create a necesity for reconcilation. Until there are rules to be broken its hard to really know one is screwing things up isnt it?. Until people realize they are flawed and that they fall short it is a little bit more difficult to understand why exactly we need to change from the course we are on. Also its hard to realize that there may be something different (better?) out there for us. Its hard to understand that there is a God humanity may fall short of and thusly need in their lives without a set of Laws.
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Because many of my fellow christians forgot that one of the fine gifts that god gave us was free will. Some people feel the need to control the actions of others to reinforce, measure or justify their spiritual relationships.  Being a "good christian" does not mean making people feel badly or like they are a lesser being. \n\nThey dont realize that people will come to love and worship god on their own accord, making them feel guilty or condesend to them will only push them further away. Besides, astrology was around long before Christianity became an organized religion.\n\nI agree that if someone wanted a Christian sermon, they would have asked for a Christian outlook.