Can God “Push” us into circumstances? Without violating “Free Agency?

Quick thought…

I believe if God calls us to do something, and we don’t do it, He then will bring a certain set of circumstances that will push us into the direction of His will. We can usually choose conscience to make that jump early, or we can wait to be pushed. I’ve found jumping quicker is easier. And being pushed into circumstances is usually a lot more painful process. But either way we will arrive where He wants us. Then we can choose again. He does this because He loves us. Not the other way around. (Jonah 1:15)

Some of my Facebook Friends commented..

Michael Mansfield “Push” may be too strong of a word. “Encourage?”

Eric Moutsos (IMO) Michael Mansfield Push is a great word for it. Just like an Eagle pushes her baby out of the comfortable nest to finally fly. Yes, eagles are pushed.

Daniel Krommenhoek That goes against the law of agency though.

Eric Moutsos – Daniel Krommenhoek Sure doesn’t. We can still choose how we respond to those circumstances God gave us. I’ll bet Jonah was giving statements like yours for 3 days straight.

Harper Weston It’s called “Come Follow Me”, not “I’m going to push you”.

Eric Moutsos –Harper Weston Come follow me after I get you where you need to be 😉

Richard Genck “God never ever ever ever ever ever uses force “

Guess God just asked the 1/3 of the host of heaven to leave.

Eric Moutsos -Richard Genck The 1/3 were CAST down. What does that mean?

Andrew Curtis I believe he only does this for those with a broken heart and a contrite spirit that actually want to better themselves. Not for the sloth and not for the wicked.

Emily James It sounds a bit like Alma 32 to me. 🙂
“13 And now, because ye are compelled to be humble blessed are ye; for a man sometimes, if he is compelled to be humble, seeketh repentance; and now surely, whosoever repenteth shall find mercy; and he that findeth mercy and endureth to the end the same shall be saved.
14 And now, as I said unto you, that because ye were compelled to be humble ye were blessed, do ye not suppose that they are more blessed who truly humble themselves because of the word?
15 Yea, he that truly humbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed—yea, much more blessed than they who are compelled to be humble because of their exceeding poverty.
16 Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized without stubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe.”

December 21, 2019/0 Comments/by Eric

Effort- Even a little

Faith, Family, God

My wife and I pulled up from the gym the other day, and before we got out of the car, she said, “Cute Rachel, she’s not big enough to get the trash in the can.” I looked over and we started laughing. It was Rachel’s day for trash.

I thought how proud I was of our short little 7 year old for even trying. Stacey has an awesome system going right now to get the kids chores going. Whatever she’s doing I’m not messing with. Even if it costs me money!!

Now, some parents would say this picture is a total failure. I mean look, the bag isn’t all the way in the big trash can, and an empty gallon of milk is on the driveway; the chore isn’t technically done, right?

Then a thought hit me harder. And it’s that so many of us, you and I, somehow think we need to be perfect in order to please our Heavenly Parents. So many truly believe that. That blessings only come when and if we’ve fulfilled 100% perfection in our “chores”. That God will only love us if we are perfectly obedient, all of the time.

There was a point in my life when I actually believed this. And when I would inevitably screw up in the day, I would beat myself up so bad. It was mentally and spiritually exhausting and unhealthy.

But I came to learn something through parenting my own kids.

When God looks down and sees His children just thinking about trying to follow Him, He is smiling. Now can we be better? Always. Does He want us to become better? Absolutely. But why beat ourselves up in the process of becoming? It’s all line upon line. The truth is, God smiles with ANY effort we put in for the Housework here on Earth and in Heaven, even if it’s messy. Just like Stacey and I smiled to see that mess of Rachel’s yesterday. I testify it’s true.

We don’t earn His love, it’s already there.

August 11, 2019/by Eric

Five years goes fast…

Country, Faith, Featured, Motivation

“However, I can tell you that I’m not destroyed. Because I’m still here. “

Someone asked me the other day if I get PTSD (triggered) anytime the Gay Pride parade happens in SLC. Short answer, it’s getting better each year. But this weekend is a little hard for me with the feelings inside. I get sad. It feels like just yesterday I was helping people and catching bad guys, but also like it never happened. Like a dream. Hard to explain.

What I miss?

The people. The people I worked side by side with, and the people I served in SLC. Mainly, the homeless. There were some homeless people I would have rather hung out with, than administrators in my own PD. That’s how much I loved them; even though some of them would drive me crazy with their self-destructive behavior.

I used to sometimes bake bread and try and find the right homeless person to give it to. No, I wasn’t always that nice. I had mean days, too. Where I lost my nerve. But I miss those good moments when I would choose selflessness. Getting out of the car and walking up to a homeless person trespassing, then not handing them a ticket, but a loaf of bread. Their faces were priceless. A spirit felt like no other.

I remember someone, who I had taken to jail, came up to me months later and gave me a hug and thanked me for the way I treated him. I didn’t exactly remember, but he had said I told him he had worth and can be something in his life; he said it made him feel so good inside he wanted to change.

I remember pulling over a younger girl (she looked like she was having a rough day) and I got her drivers license and registration. In the car filling out her ticket I had a distinct feeling and thought come to me “She is saying a prayer to not get a ticket.” I got out of my car and walked to her window and said “Miss this might sound strange but were you just praying?” She froze. Then started crying. She shook her head and I gave her documents back. I said “Well, prayer works, have a good day!” I let her go.

Those are some of the things I miss about my Law Enforcement days. I say MY because the justice system is broken the way it is; but, society is broken, too. We’ve somewhat done it to ourselves. We’ve called upon more government with our behavior and inability to govern ourselves. And this is what we get. Its gross. Everything is backwards. We elect people who mainly want power, not to help anyone. But we aren’t engaged enough to care who is in office; who in turn appoints chiefs of police, etc.

As soon as the department heads realized I wasn’t one of “them”, and I mean one who wasn’t just going to say yes, no matter what, to all their politically correct garbage and quotas, they spit me out. Then lied about it. Yes, Government lies. They tried to destroy me just to please a special interest group and cover a sexual harassment story. It worked. National news overnight. It was a perfect storm. A storm that was supposed to happen. Looking back, I fit perfectly into what needed to happen that weekend. But God had plans above their plans.

https://www.ksl.com/…/slc-officer-in-parade-controversy-spe…

However, I can tell you that I’m not destroyed. Because I’m still here.

Although I still get PTSD and “triggered” at times, I’m stronger than that day they took my badge and gun. I was broken then. I lost about 20 lbs and couldn’t eat. I couldn’t see or feel any light around me. I felt so alone. But then I started witnessing miracle after miracle pulling us through. Letting us know He was there in the fire with us. Even though I couldn’t see. I was 33 when all of this happened.

I thank the enemies who did this to me and my family. From the Sgt’s to Chiefs, to Mayor. Without that, I wouldn’t be who I am today. I’ve been able to build back up and reinvent myself several times since. Knowing there’s hope outside of the “Secure Job” type idea I’ve always had. God keeps providing and bringing more opportunity.

Looking back, the tragedy that happened 5 years ago had become one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. As hard as it still is.

Full Testimonial Here….

August 11, 2019/by Eric

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