Psalm 32:9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you.
Trying to guide a donkey without a bridle is quite hard work unless it has been pacified and trained. I can remember trying to do so and failing miserably!
Without us being pacified and trained we are just as difficult and obstinate as a donkey or horse as we run off away from God.
Do we really want to have God put a bridle on us and force us in the right direction every day; or are we going to listen and learn with humility so we can work with Him?