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Do God and freedom contradict each other?

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Freedom does not grow by moving away from what is good.

God is often imagined as a limit that cuts down options. But freedom is not doing just anything; it is being able to choose the good intelligently. God does not compete with that freedom: he creates it, sustains it, and guides it. The more enslaved you are to whim, the less free you are. The more you choose the good, the more master of yourself you become. The key is not using doubt as an excuse to remain still. A question well lived can bring you closer to God if asked with humility, if it seeks truth, and if it is ready to change something when it finds light.

Key idea

God does not destroy freedom; he guides it toward its fullness.

Your challenge for this idea

Look at a decision today and ask yourself whether it makes you freer or more enslaved.

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