Yes we have choices, but even these choices are part of His plan. It is so hard to grasp the complete sovereignty of God. Sometimes I don't think we fully understand the implications of this verse.
Isa 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, "My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,'
Since He knows "the end form the beginning," then He has full awareness of everything in between. That means there are no 'ifs.' There can not be any, 'what IF I had just known what to do'... 'what IF I had left on time'... 'what If I had not been there'... No 'ifs,' it happened the way it was intended to happen, the only way it could have happened, because God is sovereign and knows "the end from the beginning."
We are having this physical life experience because it is what God has determined is the best way for us to learn and develop the fruit of the spirit. Eventually, either in this life or the next (LOF) everyone will learn the fruits of the spirit. Notice that all of these fruit are about ones attitude or who one mental disposition.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
v. 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
We are doing all these physical things in our life, we are given our physical senses which we use to develop how we feel about things, our attitude. But all of these physical things will go away (nothing physical lasts, it is temporary) and what remains is the experience, what we learned, attitude. It is ultimately the fruits of the spirit that are the good works/attitude that will remain, judgment will remove all the rest.
1Co 3:13 each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is.
v. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.
v. 15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
mercy, peace and love
Kat