I imagine some people who have very high self-esteem, think they don't need God. We need to be humble towards God and sensitive to other people who are all precious to God.
I'm a carer for mentally ill who are living in the community. Unless I start my own NGO (not for profit) I'll be working for someone else indefinitely.
It is interesting for me to be on this forum because I am a typical cradle catholic of my generation, who has very little bible knowledge. I would like to get to that stage you are talking about.