So, although we are lead to the point of decision by governing factors, we are not locked into any one course of action. Thus, free will. Thanks for bringing that up. I had never quite walked through it like that before. Decisions are made by weighing options.
People make decisions based on available facts.
I'm thinking that the choices we do make are determined by many things. Conversely, if at lunch time your friend cancelled, you were not all that hungry, you still had more work to do, you could take lunch later etc. Different factors present different choices. This is exactly why God influences us to do good, because without an influence there is no reaction. It is for this very reason that thee is evil.