Human Choice and Free Agency

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice. Agency is the ability and freedom to choose between different options, typically good or evil. It is an eternal principle which has existed from all eternity. It is the philosophy of opposites. Everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of the human freedoms to choose even our own attitudes in a given set of circumstances.

Four great principles must be in effect if there is to be agency. First, laws must exist. Second, opposites must be evident. Third, a knowledge of the good and evil or options must be had by those who are to enjoy the agency. Lastly, an unfettered power of choice must prevail. 

Agency is so fundament to the great plan of creation and redemption that if it should cease all other things would vanish away. All truth is independent in that sphere in which our creator has placed it to act for itself as all intelligence, otherwise there is no existence. It must needs be there there is an opposition in all things. If not, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, etc.

Decisions that we make can determine our destiny one even at a time and/or can even impact the lives of others. When there is a choice to be made and don't make it, that is in itself also a choice. For where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power not to act.

There are so many options in life that we can face at one time or another. We can choose a career, what type of clothes/styles we like to wear, who to marry, what schools to attend, what music we enjoy, where we like to eat, who to vote for, etc. When it comes to voting as an example if we choose unrighteous individuals to lead when compounded with other unrighteous figureheads that can lead from freedom to our personal slavery.

Thus, it is of the highest degree when faced with important decisions to take time in gathering all the facts possible from both sides of an issue and when possible to always go to our creator asking for direction. What choices are we making today? Remember to choose wisely. Often, freedom once lost is not easily taken back.