Witness the doctrine of Predestination which shows (truly enough) that eternal reality is not waiting for a future in which to be real; but at the price of removing Freedom which is the deeper truth of the two.
Free will is a part of how God created us to be. It is integral to our becoming the children of God we are created to be. After all, our relationship with God is a call and response. We get to choose how or if we respond.
If we accept God’s call, then we are assured of our incarnation as children of God. However, we must choose to follow God’s will. We may also choose not to do so. These free choices will determine our destiny and our destination.
Choosing to respond,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
Excellent response from a fellow gardener. Thank you, Z.
The like of free will is shared throughout Creation, though not, apparently, with our brand of explicit self awareness.
Thanks, God! The more we sense and discover, the more elegant and subtle You appear.
And yes, we understand: the hazards are as ever. Guide us.