Are we respectful, appreciative, and responsive to the sovereignty of God or are we in rebellion?

“…God;  Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,..” 2 Timothy 1:8-9

Observations:

• It is God who saves us, not we ourselves.
• We are called with purpose and according to a standard – a holy calling.
• We do not set the standard and our own works have no qualifying value in making us worthy before God.
• God does things according to His purpose and so should we be concerned with doing things according to His purpose.
• We do not deserve any placing or position or status because of who we are. All that we obtain is by reason of  unmerited favor which we receive from God and should be appreciated from this point of view and provision with great thankfulness.
• The plan for this is not a response to who we are, what we do, or how we think. It was developed and put in place before the world began. So we ought not the think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think.

The big question is are we respectful,  appreciative, and responsive to the sovereignty of God or are we in rebellion?