Have you been in a work situation where the young whipper-snapper comes in, and they just can’t be told?
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They have their ideas, and your years of experience basically means nothing? You can sum up their attitude with one phrase – “You can’t tell me what to do!”
Doesn’t that basically describe the human condition? We’re all arrogant, yet ignorant whipper-snappers before God saying, “You can’t tell me what to do.”
And God quietly, patiently, watches us make a mess of things, until that point where we are willing to ask for help, and possibly even forgiveness – if we don’t leave it too late.
We want autonomy. We think autonomy will make us happy. Until we realise autonomy is another word for alone. How are you going on that journey?
Paul Clark’s musings can be heard on radio across Australia and at atthetop.org.au.
