You're not as independent as you think

As an adult, there’s nobody in between you and the natural consequences connected to your actions. You have to face those consequences on your own.

I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. (Jeremiah 10:23)

When you were a kid, did you ever push back on your parents’ rules? Maybe “push back” is too strong a word, but I guarantee you didn’t always like or enjoy the rules your parents had in place in your home. But it didn’t matter if you didn’t like them or…