This message uncovers a often-overlooked theme in the Prodigal Son story: our deep struggle with control. The younger son didn’t just seek independence—he wanted his father’s blessings without his father’s influence, reflecting how we often approach God. As we chase success over faith, we resist surrender and misinterpret loss. The son’s downward path shows how taking control leads to losing it, and how pride keeps us doubling down instead of turning back. Even his return plan—offering to be a servant—reveals one last attempt to manage the outcome. But the father’s response restores identity, not performance. In the end, we learn that surrender comes when grace overwhelms us, and the clearest vision we can seek is simply to see God—because when we see Him, everything else finds its place.