Does He care about our perspective on things? Does he care about opinions in general?
I suggest He cares about how we Christians, individually, perceive things.
bettercallpaul said:
Or does he just want us to shut up and listen to Him?
That's a bit rough. I would word it as "He wants us to understand He knows what He's doing". Bearing in mind He is omniscient, one cannot think about this rationally and decide "we" (actually "I") know much better about anything than does God.
bettercallpaul said:
He's the boss, right? Only His opinion matters?
Ultimately, yes in fact. Or, we can decide He isn't omniscient or not paying attention or getting a bit 'drifty'. Which leads nowhere good.
bettercallpaul said:
Love Trump, hate Trump. Does it matter in the end? (just an example, didn't want this to be political)
When our last President was elected -
twice - I have to admit to being horrified. I had some rather queasy moments and serious concern about the future of our country (the United States for those of you not 'here'.) But, in the end I trusted God to take care not only of me, but of my family, my loved ones and the country.
Without trying to sound 'holy' - and of course I'm an example to everyone - I did pray and ask God to direct the (last) President in the proper way and have him (the last President) to be the best President the country could have.
bettercallpaul said:
I'm feeling patronised by the Almighty now!
I wish I could say that's never happened to me. It has. In the end I had to admit I was either looking at things wrong or simply not trusting Him. I have no idea if that's what is going on with you, Paul, but it's my experience, if it helps.