Why rebel against God?

Jacob, the brother of Nephi and son of Lehi, in The Book of Mormon, wrote he and others wished that, "...we would to God that we could persuade all men not to rebel against God, to provoke him to anger, but that all men would believe in Christ, and view his death, and suffer his cross and bear the shame of the world; wherefore, I, Jacob, take it upon me to fulfil the commandment of my brother Nephi."

My question is, why should we rebel against God?  We've already accepted His Plan of Salvation, received our precious bodies, and know of Him and His goodness--why would we ever rebel against that Loving Parent?  Why would we ever choose to disobey that Perfect Father who loves us Perfectly and provides for us?  Maybe we are pissed because of the inequity in the world?  Maybe we think of that homeless person we avoided on the street or just wished we wouldn't run into, and we are mad at God for them?  It's just not fair that bad things happen to good people?  Even good people trying their best to serve God have bad things happen to them...

The real question, however, is: why do YOU do things that you know you shouldn't?

A better question, and one a trifle less judgmental is: why am I not experiencing the joy that this life was designed to be?  President Russell M. Nelson answered just that question in his General Conference talk in October of 2016 called, Joy and Spiritual Survival.  This life, offerers experiences For our Spiritual Development and Learning.

All I have to do is not rebel against God and live my life helping others.  Love God and my neighbor, right?

JPS

The Lost Sheep and Agency

Presidemt Dieter Friederich Uchtdorf proclaimed, in his talk in April 2016 talk, "He Will Place You on His Shoulders and Carry You Home", that God will force no man to heaven, in his discussion about how Christ's mercy will seek-out and rescue those (specifically talking about the one who is lost out of 100 sheep) who are but who will but ask for His help.  No payment is needed or even accepted; nothing due; no pre-requisite waited for.  All of this in direct and painful contrast to Lucifer's bold claim that "he would save ALL of God's children" if only God would grant him His honor (that the universe's intelligences would bow to his commands).

One who paid the debt to be able to save, with blood dripping from every poor as He chose to feel the pain, anguish, fear, worry, stress, sickness, and horror that anyone oils ever feel in this life, versus one  who makes empty promises that could literally never come to pass but who asks for all of the glory in return.  Yet, somehow, one third of the host of heaven were fooled or beguiled into choosing an eternity of living with and as this sad serpent indtead of inheriting a kingdom of gory with a resurrected and immortal body.  How?  And that's not even the saddest part--his lies are fooling so many people today to not follow their conscience and act on the truth that they know to be the right thing to do!

The joyful irony at the end of the day (or the end of this mortal life as well...), is that Christ did what Satan only purported to be able to do (but would not have been able to do in the slightest way)--Save those rare sons of perdition, there is no life so shattered it cannot be restored--everyone will be raised to a kingdom of glory because of Jesus Christ's atonement!

Dare to do right!  Dare to be true!  You have a work that no other can do!

JPS