Free will is a curse and a gift. He could have made us all to just be puppets- but he did not; and IMO that is a good thing. Would be very boring if he would have.
My belief is that he reigns, ..... but the world has been given over to some truly evil things and the world is somewhat in charge. But... the day of reckoning will come and the keys to the kingdom will be taken back and it will be a new day then. May seem like a fairy tale to some- but I like the ending of that fairy tale. In the mean time- carry on.
I would rather live my life here and follow a God that I trust, and try to live my life according to his rules- that are best for all of us. Better to be wrong about that still- rather than live my life another way and be wrong. Obeying him and living that way has not hurt me one bit, for his promises have blessed me more than I deserved.
As to how the other 6.99999 billion people live- I have no control over that.
