This is going to sound simple, and it is. But you need to be reminded, dear friend, always reminded.
There is a God in Heaven who works on Earth, and through Christ Jesus He is working on you: so cooperate. Do not fight against His wishes. Do not walk opposite His pull. For your own good: cooperate.
You might think you have better ideas than God, but you do not know as He knows. You might think there is more fun, more gain, more life to be had outside His covenant; but you do not live as He lives. You know only what you see in your little world, only what your limited experience and exposure have brought you. And just ask the old person. They will tell you: You live only for a moment, life is so short. But God is eternal. He has always been around, and He knows everything. What is more, He cares for you. He is eager to help you — if you just cooperate.
Cooperation does not mean shutting down and become robotic, but it does mean admitting that you are small and God is big; that you are all too often wrong while God is always, always right. It means trusting what God has revealed about life, that His do’s and don’ts are really for the best.
Don’t be like the rest of the world, fools falling into their own pits. Cooperate with the Maker of Heaven and Earth. You won’t be sorry you did.
