How does doing things our way demonstrate we don't fear God?

Craig Houston explains in this video that we as sinful human beings like to handle things our own way or to accomplish tasks in the manner we desire instead of fearing God enough to say, “What would God want me to do” or "How would He want me to respond?"

God's Word teaches us that to obey is better than sacrifice. God desires obedience more than sacrifices. When we understand that, then what He wants for us matters more than what we want for ourselves. Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments." In other words, if you love Christ, fear Him and obey Him. Following Him should take priority above all else. His way alone is true and good. We are not to let pride get in the way of following the commands of Christ. 

1 Samuel 15:22 (NKJV) – “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams.”

We, as sinful men, created in the image and lightness of God, but the image being marred because of the fall, we like to still try to handle things in our own way or to accomplish things in our own way, rather than to fear the Lord enough to say what does his word say about any given area. What would God want me to do? How would he want me to respond? And when I go to the scriptures I think to obey is better than sacrifice, Samuel said. To hearken rather than the fat of rams.

God desires from us obedience more than he does laying sacrifices on the altar and I think that when we really see that Then what He wants for us matters more than what we want for us. Go to the New Testament and Jesus said, if you love me, keep my commandments. In other words, if you love me, fear me, obey me. We have to ask ourselves, why wouldn't we fear Him? Why wouldn't we want to obey Him in everything?