God's Will.....Our Way

I feel like I need to continue with this discussion of God' will.
I appreciate the feedback that y'all have contributed.

Today in church we saw a video that seemed pretty provocative at the outset....and then, after some time thinking about it, I really think I understand.

The video discussed the nature of being a disciple.
What it meant to "follow" a Rabbi.

The narrator discussed the method in which young boys in first century Judaism would learn Torah.
These young boys, after memorizing the Torah, would then continue on learning under a Rabbi (if they were found worthy) or they would learn their father's trade...the family business.
So.......jump ahead to Jesus calling his disciples....he called some of these men, maybe even boys, away from fishing.
They were not Rabbis.
They were not learning from another Rabbi.
They were fishermen.
They were not considered worthy by some Rabbi along the way.
They weren't good enough.
Yet Christ chose them.

The narrator then talked about faith.
How we so often talk about OUR faith in God.
Yet....if we try to understand the intricacies of 1st Century Judaism....it was Jesus who had faith
in those whom he chose.
Look at the disciples. They were definitely not perfect. They didn't always exude the air of confidence you would expect from a group of guys hanging with the Messiah.
Jesus called them to follow him....that was his only request.
If Christ is God incarnate....then shouldn't we be able to then learn how God relates to us, his disciples, by looking at how Christ related to his disciples?
God has faith in us.
That seems risky doesn't it?

We live in a fallen world of sliding morals and unquestionable sin.
Yet we are still made Imago Dei, right?
That never changed.

Look outside your window......not the Garden.
Our relationship with the almighty has forever changed from the days of Adam and Eve.
God has an undying love and wish for us to be learners of Christ, not because it has to be this way,
but because he desires it to be so.

Does God make our decisions for us?
No.
He just gave us the best option.

Again....look around you.
So many good people making so many poor choices.
Is that God's will?
No.
His will is for us to make the right choice.
Does he help us and inform our decisions?
Yes, of course.
In the same way a loving parent instructs a child.
Not by creating a clear path without struggle or opposition.
Rather by being there every step of the way - to give advice and kiss boo boo's.

This is probably all semantics and conjecture......you can delete the word "probably" from the previous phrase.
My issue when talking about this, well....issue....., is that when we talk about God in such a mechanistic fashion we lose out on his most amazing feature.
His love.

I know this may seem to be dancing around some issues.....so let's dance!
I'd love to hear what everyone has to say.