Hey everyone it's Leslie Ludi host of the Set-A-Part-Grel Encouragement for Women of All Ages.

Today we're going to talk about something that has been on my mind a lot lately, as well

as on my husband's mind, respecting authority. We live in a generation when respect

for authority just seems to be declining at such a rapid rate to the point

where really the younger generation doesn't even understand the concept

or see why it's even necessary to respect authority.

And there have been recent studies that have shown that one of the chief characteristics

of today's younger generations is that they are the most likely to betray their

mentors than any other generation in history. That is really astounding to think about an

entire generation or two who is bent in the direction of betrayal and

disregard towards those who have mentored them or invested into

them or have been placed an authority over them.

It might be criticizing the parents who raised them, dishonoring the leaders who

disciples and train them, or casually dismissing elders

disregarding those who have been placed in authority over us

and sort of feeling that it's completely fine to treat these people with

disrespect and dishonor and disregard. Our ministry team has talked about

this challenge a lot over the past few years because we have really about this of this sort of widespread attitude of disregard for authority and it reminds us so much of some of the

scriptures that we see in the New Testament that that indicate how things will be in the last days.

In Romans 130, it says they are whispers, backbitters, proud boasters,

disobedient to Parents.

And then in 1st Timothy 3-2,

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