I felt it, but it was a struggle to say those words. In the past three years, preaching here among this church of huggers, I have been transformed. I have learned that backing away from friendly affection is not someone I am or want to be again. What a person learns about authority in the home will result in how they relate to authority once they leave home. A child learns to obey God by first learning to obey his or her parents.
Family is literally the boot camp for life.
If we don't learn respect for authority figures in the home, God will teach us in other places. I am fed up with the rules. I want to do what I want to do. Respect for authority. The sad thing is there are some parents who would rather be their children's friend, than the authority figure in their child's life.