I

The truths regarding God's authority are truths that every person must regard seriously, must experience and understand with their heart; for these truths have a bearing on every person's life; on every person's past, present, and future; on the crucial junctures through which every person must pass in life; on man's knowledge of God's sovereignty and the attitude with which one should face God's authority; and naturally, on every person's final destination. So, it takes a lifetime's worth of energy to know and understand them.

II

When you look squarely at God's authority, when you accept His sovereignty, you'll gradually come to realize and understand the truth of the existence of God's authority. But if you never recognize God's authority and never accept His sovereignty, then no matter how many years you live, you won't gain the slightest knowledge of God's sovereignty. If you do not truly know and understand God's authority, then when you reach the end of the road, even if you have believed in God for decades, you will have nothing to show for your life, and you will naturally not have the least knowledge of God's sovereignty over human fate. This is a very sad thing.

III

God is man's only Lord, God is the only Sovereign of human fate, and so it's impossible for man to hold sovereignty over his own fate, nor is it possible for him to step outside of it. If one of you is still dissatisfied with things as they stand, believing you have some special skill or ability, and thinking still that by some stroke of luck you can change your present circumstances or otherwise escape them; if you attempt to change your own fate by means of human effort, and thereby distinguish yourself from your fellows and win fame and fortune; then I say to you, you are making things hard for yourself, you are only asking for trouble, you are digging your own grave! One day, sooner or later, you will discover you have made the wrong choice and your efforts have been wasted. Your ambition, your desire to struggle against fate, and your own egregious conduct will lead you down a road of no return, and for this you will pay a bitter price.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. God Himself, the Unique III