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what choices we will make when obstacles befall us while on our path home.
    Free Agency – The Power of Choice
    Remember, during the war in Heaven, we fought over free agency—not over receiving a physical body, but over the power to choose. Ask yourself: Why do you think we fought so valiantly to make our own choices and Satan, with his one-third, fought so valiantly to choose for us? It’s because there is an energy created when we make choices. That energy produces a type of power inside each of us; it drives us to live and be free. Try and think of a time when you weren’t given a choice because it was forced on you. Didn’t you feel powerless in that moment? The reason you felt powerless and helpless is because the power of choosing for your life was given to another.
    Satan still wants power over our choices. He will slowly and cunningly try to be the puppeteer in our lives through deceit, temptation and negative emotions. Therefore, when we choose what is wrong, we give our power away to Satan. When we choose what is right, we keep the power within ourselves. When we make choices—whether good or bad—those choices have the power to shape us into whom and what we will become.

    Remember, you fought valiantly in the Preexistence for the freedom of choice. Will you do it again here? Will you keep the power within by cutting the strings of deception that Satan is trying to attach to your soul? Or, will you continue to ignore the fact that he has become your puppeteer because of the poor choices you have made? These poor choices have limited your freedom, just like being puppeted. This quest is yours. Only you have the power within to be successful.
    All those who were knighted with a body (i.e., all humans on Earth) were also given free agency. The Lord describes free agency in Abr. 3:25, “And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them.” Free agency is simply the right to choose between right and wrong. Free agency enables us to make choices every day—whether big or small—that can impact our lives. Because of free agency, we have the option of choosing to use the armor of God, listen to the Spirit, counsel with our parents, make wise choices and stay true to our course. The choice is always ours. Remember, the freedom of choice is what we fought for in the Preexistence, will you continue to fight for it here?
    Put on the Whole Armour of God in order to Quench Satan’s Lies.

    When we were placed on this Earth and sent on this quest, the war began again for Satan. It’s a different war. This time we already have our free agency. However, Satan is still out there trying to do whatever he can to take it away from us through deception, temptation and confusion. When we fall into his trap, we are giving him our free agency and limiting our choices. For example, if you allow yourself to be trapped in a corner (because of poor choices) with the dragon facing you and watching every move, you’ll find your choices have now become limited (i.e. jail, probation, addiction).
    Throughout our quest, we will face obstacles, trials, challenges and darkness. These challenges will try to get in our way of completing our task. What is our task? Our task is simply to overcome the obstacles, trials, challenges, and mists of darkness by using our free agency, talents, gifts, strengths, armor, and the Spirit, so that we might come out victorious in the end.
    So let’s begin this quest with knowledge. Knowledge of how Satan does his thing and where he hides, and how Jesus Christ does His thing and is out in the open to help us.
    Satan
    Satan’s plan and main purpose is to do whatever he can to help us destroy our bodies through misuse, destroy our minds through confusion and hopelessness, and destroy our happiness through anger, revenge and hate. Satan still wants power over our wills and choices. He tries subtly to be our puppeteer by using sin, anger and