Jesus as Lord - why is this appealing to so many?

[KevinM1]

One of the (many) things I don't understand about Christianity is the notion of wanting Jesus to be your lord.  To want to genuflect before him and be ruled over by him.  As an American, the idea of a central, non-democratically elected leader is completely anathema to my beliefs, and it confuses me that so many self-proclaimed patriots here seem so willing to be lorded over in a divine sense.  IMO, a beneficial dictator is still a dictator.

So, Christians of AF, why do you want to be lorded over by Jesus?  Why is this something you desire?

I wouldn't say that it was something that I was seeking for when I became a Christian or anything.

I don't have authority issues though (probably good, because there are many authorities over me), so I don't really understand your problem. 

And in retrospect, when I wanted to be my own ruler and go my own way, it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.  I prefer my life now.

Well, there's authorities over everyone, but in the most important cases they're elected by the people. Even those that aren't (bosses, parents, whatever) can be ignored/switched once one becomes an adult without much in the way of negative repercussions. People can switch jobs, move away, etc. The relationships aren't just freely entered, but can be freely left (and, in the case of employment, there's sometimes collective bargaining in place).

That's very different, IMO, than being lorded over. I don't bend knee to my mom or my president.