Fate

Romans 9:11-12 The Lord said this to show that he makes his own choices and that it wasn't because of anything either of them had done.

Romans 9:14-16 Are we saying that God is unfair? Certainly not! The Lord told Moses that he has pity and mercy on anyone he wants to. Everything then depends on God's mercy and not on what people want or do.

Romans 9:18 Everything depends on what God decides to do, and he can either have pity on people or make them stubborn.

Romans 9:19-20 Someone may ask, "How can God blame us, if he makes us behave in the way he wants us to?" But, my friend, I ask, "Who do you think you are to question God? Does the clay have the right to ask the potter why he shaped it the way he did?

So, there seem to be fate and destiny, and they govern my life. I hope my fate is not to be stubborn, but to receive pity from above.