People, even people of great faith and piety, are not very good at recognizing the line between individual responsibility and God's authority. But our life is accountable to God. Well, there is no answer, but there is an important principle in leading a Christian life which applies here. The principle is that people are better prepared for life with good questions than with good answers. Listen to that again.
People are better prepared for life with good questions than with good answers.
It means that rather than having a formula or a set of rules for life like the Pharisees did in Jesus day, it is better to live and act with a sense of wonder about what is right and good and best. God is better able to work with and through people who are kept open by questions than with those who are closed off by answers. It applies in this case. If you begin this day by wondering how you can live responsibly and how you can be accountable to God you will probably do a pretty good job of it. If you will end the day by wondering how you were able to balance your responsibility with your accountability you will probably sleep well and rise a better person.