We are free moral agents who act. The freedom to choose is the basis of our accountability to God. We are responsible for who we are. We are able to choose our responses. We cannot always choose what happens to us, but we can always choose what we do about what happens to us.
History is a record of the encounter between character and circumstance.
Our thoughts, decisions, and emotions. Our knowledge, aptitudes, and skills. Our beliefs, attitudes, values, and ideals. Our personality, reputation, and character. Our eternal destiny.