God is limited...

Oky so those who follow me are probably like what?! God, the almighty power you worship and believe in so much and now you are saying He is limited. Limited in what? Im not putting Him in a box by no means.You have to hear me out.
First Im reading a short book by Watchman Neil called the Prayer Ministry of the Church. Check it out for yourself.
Second, consider the amazing gift of free will. We are not like objects on a table that can be moved around as our creator pleases. Our free will gives us choices. First we all know that we can chose God and His amazing gift of love and forgiveness or go on living without Him in our own lives and patterns of living. But we also limit Him even when we do chose to follow Him. We are only human after all. We dont always hear what people tell us and God's voice isnt always clear to us as well. Oky Backing up slightly. Think of Exodus 17:8-15

⁸ While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek attacked them. ⁹Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.” ¹⁰ So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill. ¹¹ As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. ¹² Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. ¹³ As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle.
 ¹⁴ After the victory, the Lord instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” ¹⁵ Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-nissi (which means “the Lord is my banner”). ¹⁶ He said, “They have raised their fist against the Lord’s throne, so now^[c] the Lord will be at war with Amalek generation after generation.”

God gave Moses the power to be victorious, but ultimately Moses controlled the outcome of the battle. Think about what might have happened if Aaron and Hur were not with Moses when he became tired. God's power was restricted by Moses' actions. 

Now think about today. God is restricted by our choices. Has there ever been a time when in a certain situation you felt led to act in a certain way? (do you love the broad term?) Did you ever ignore those feelings and then thought badly about it or regretted that situation? Maybe God wanted to show His love to someone, or show His power through you but you did not act. That was you restricting God's power. OUCH! We are not simple objects that can be moved around a table. God has a plan and it is really up to us to fulfill it. God relies on us to do what He asks. Some people may say, God's will will be done. God can do whatever He wants...would that really be free will, even if we had a choice God can take control of a situation? Does that make sense? As stated by Watchman Neil:

"Who decided the victory or defeat at the hill? Was it God who willed it or was it Moses?...Whatever He wills to do, if man does not will it, He will not do it. We can not make God do what He does not want to do, but we can hinder Him from doing what He does wish to do."

God is all powerful! He can do amazing things and I am not limiting Him at all. He can do miracles and work through prayer! the reason for this is another proof of His love. God is willing to create something that controls what happens on Earth. This is true Free Will.

Guess what everyone! This is the goal and the meaning behind "growing closer to Christ." We want to know His will so that we don't restrict His power and His plan! On Earth this quest to get to this point is hard. So many forces are working against us (our human nature and Satan are the big two). But we can still strive for such a wonderful relationship. It will be a never-ending struggle on earth, but one worth striving for. And thats just it. Its only a struggle on earth. In heaven we will have what Watchman Neil describes as "Harmonious Will." We will always know what God's will is at that point! :D IDk to me that sounds amazing! After reading this section from Watchman Neil, I have been keeping my eyes out on how I could be restricting God. I, like so many people I know, want to know God's will or plan for their lives. I can not wait for that day when our search is over and we will be with Him and in agreement with His will. Until that day comes I plan to take every step with open eyes and in confidence.