The Will of God?

What is the "will" of God? It seems that we use our understanding of it to help us accept certain events that happen in our lives when we just can't come up with any other reason doesn't it? From the death of a loved one to tragedies around the world, as we seek to make sense of it all, we lay the cause at God's doorstep just hoping He'll explain it to us. Sadly we find that the answer isn't quite as forthcoming as we would hope and we chalk it up to yet another quandary we save for the day we stand before Him. Maybe it would be helpful for us to consider that just because God "can" do anything, that doesn't mean that he causes everything to happen. We would be foolish to think that our free will has no effect in our lives or the lives of others, or that through our actions or inactions we do not influence the choices and decisions that other people make for good or evil. So if our own free will can affect the lives others shouldn't the same apply to our lives and the effect the choices of others have upon us?
The Desire of God is our salvation. The Desire of God is our eternal happiness. Because of His Love for us, The Will of God can happen when we are willing to set our free will aside and ,in all trust and love, seek the wisdom of God's design for the salvation of all and allow His Will to place us completely in His service. When we are willing to do that, we see the beauty of His influence in the lives of others by way of us as His instrument.