He had to make it voluntarily. It could not be forced upon him. It must come of his own free will. May we gain a clear understanding of the nature of the choice of service before us, the considerations which make that choice the only reasonable one, and the commitment necessary to officially solemnize our position in his service. The first thing we need to see is that there is always a choice.
Life consists of choices.
Futures are determined daily by choices people make. There are always two roads from which to choose, and the road we choose is important. The road one takes does make all the difference. There are some roads, after we have chosen them, from which we can never make our way back. The direction of our life changes in the choosing of them, and we are never again the same.