When I am babysitting my nine and eight year old grandkids, their favorite thing to do with me is play school. They want to be the teacher. They want to give me math tests and spelling tests. Sometimes I make mistakes on purpose because they take great delight in correcting my errors. They absolutely love to be in control, to make the rules.
Our need for control starts early in life and only seems to grow stronger as we age. Perhaps that’s why it’s so challenging to give up control of our lives to God, and to allow Him to take us in His direction. To acknowledge that He makes the rules, and, just like my grandkids, He is testing me every day.
I won’t make mistakes on purpose on His tests. I do that enough unintentionally.