God's Way Vs Man's

Gen 21-30 God asks Abraham to prove his commitment to God by being willing to give God his son, foreshadowing God's gift of His Son for us. Rebekah and Isaac play favorites, Jacob and Esau vy with one another to get ahead, Isaac lies about his wife just as his father did, and Jacob's father-in-law tricks him just as he tricked Esau and his father Isaac.
What God asks of Abraham is hard and conrfusing but it foreshadow God's plan for sinful people--redemption, deliverance found in Him. When man tries to get ahead in life his own way, holding tightly to people and things, being determined to come out on top, his relationships are a mess and what he does to others is visited upon him.
When will we learn who's in charge and play it His way? What will it take to get us to that point?