If God consents to our freedom, what’s the point of the relationship? – Brad Jersak

Question: I now understand that God has such high regard for human choices that he won’t intervene, and yet he is good all the time. But it seems like God is always submitting to peoples choices and standing by in inaction. So then what IS he doing? And if he submits to our choices, and that’s why there’s evil and pain in the world.... to be frank: what’s the point of having a relationship with Him? I feel like maybe he’s not willing to step in and do something about peoples choices, and when we do get hurt, yes, he’s with us in that, but somehow it’s not comforting that he’s just ‘with us’. Does that make sense? Likely ...