Do we have free will?

This question has been on my mind lately. Ultimately, I believe that we are all existing in pure being, pure light. So ultimately everything is good, everything is occurring in us. Ultimately there is nothing to lose, and nothing to gain, because we are eternal. Being is eternal.
That's all fine and dandy, I can accept this. In fact, I find it somewhat comforting to believe that life is simply a story that I am watching enfold, it is simply a ride - Being expressing itself in multiple forms.
But that isn't enough. Is my mind simply trying to create purpose where there isn't any? That just doesn't resonate with me. I can accept that we are riding the ride, but to say the ride is completely void of destination seems like a waste of energy.
So what is this all about? To what extent do we have free will, if at all?
The free will, is not how we would imagine it. It's not in that we perhaps are choosing every step and direction we take, sometimes we are subject to our physical forms and their reactions, circumstances, etc. The free will is beyond that. The free will is to be aware. In awareness we find our true freedom. When we are acting from awareness we are enabling our free will.
You can not make a decision when you are still acting from a place of unconsciousness. When that is the case, you are simply responding to the energy flow. It takes over you and it guides you. This is okay, there is nothing wrong in it. There is nothing lost, you have an infinite amount of time to become aware and to reach Enlightenment.
If you answer the call, if you respond to your inner voice, you will help yourself move towards your highest energy. Acting out of fear and ignoring this voice, this inner knowing, will keep you in your ignorance.
First, forgive yourself, don't resist your own thoughts, don't hate your built-up fears. Simply observe them and listen. Watch for that inner knowing. This is your truth, what resonates with you?
Free will is ultimately a decision made from this place. So what are you moving towards? Recognizing your true self. The self that is not individual, but is infinite.