Many teens around the world struggle to obey adults who are in charge of them. Most of the time, teens want to be in control of their own lives and not listen to their parents or guardians or their teachers. It is natural for us to think we know more than we do. The thing is, the Bible says we need to obey the people in charge of us as long as they are asking us to do Godly things. Anyone who is in authority over you is put there by God, for a reason. If you rebel against your parents, then you are rebelling against God. If you are asked to do your chores, or put your clothes away, or clean your room, and you don't, then you are rebelling against God. There is a difference if we rebel because we don't want to do something and rebelling against someone who is asking you to do something God doesn't approve of. I believe most adults are asking you to do something that God approves of. He wants you to learn to take responsibility, to learn and be educated so you can better yourself. The last time I checked, cleaning your room wasn't against what God thinks is right. Now we are humans, so we do mess up now and then, but if we can change our attitudes when it comes to obeying those in authority over us, then we can learn and improve ourselves as people. As you go through life, you will always have someone in authority over you whether it's your boss at a job, a professor at college or the President of the United States. We need to work at obtaining good habits, obeying authorities and doing so with grace and respect. All this will help you in the long run to experience lives well lived.
Sources:
True Images Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007. Print
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