Romans8:27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
8:30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. God has a purpose and he did predestinate.
all things work together for good to them that love God
4309 proorizo pro-or-id'-zo from 4253 and 3724; to limit in advance, i.e. (figuratively) predetermine:--determine before, ordain, predestinate.
1:2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
1:4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
1:5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
1:8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
1:11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Verse 4 shows we were CHOSEN in Him before the foundation of the world. Before he ever created man we were chosen. World can also mean people or inabitants within the world.Verse 5 shows he did predestinate and we are adopted by Jesus for the good pleasure of His will. These verse show me that God has a will, a purpose and it is His good pleasure. Verse 11 shows again how we OBTAINED an inheritance, predestined according to His purpose.12 and 13 show how God first trusted in Christ, then we see how we also trust in Christ, but all this does not come until after we have HEARD the word of truth. It seems to me our own free will is within the will of God. This is how predestination, mans free will and the soveriegnty of God works together. Only His wisdom can do this.Then we have John 3:16 and other verses where God would have it that NONE should perish but that ALL would come to repentance and obtain the inheritance of everlasting life through Jesus.