Submitting to Authority

As Christians, we know that we are supposed to submit to the authority of God, our Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. We all seem to have our own level of struggles in this type of submission. God’s word also tells us we are supposed to other types of authority also as pointed out in:
Romans 13:1
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
1 Peter 2:13
Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority,
My observations tell me that many of us have even more difficulties submitting to these other types of authority. This seems to be particularly true when it comes to observing traffic laws. My drive to church every Sunday reminds me how many self-proclaimed Christians don’t submit to the governing authorities who set the speed limits. I have yet to be passed by anyone going to our church, but since there are so many churches in the neighborhood, it is not uncommon to witness blatant rebellion toward traffic laws.
I can identify who these “self-proclaimed” Christians are because their vehicles are typically loaded with graphics of children praying at the cross in their rear windows, fish on their rear hatches, “God is my copilot” bumper stickers and personalized plates that proclaim things like “#1blvr.” I can’t help but wonder as these people go flying by me if they have ever read the bible. I wonder if they every think about how their blatant rebellion is standing up for God or what kind of witness they are.
I’m not a fan of bumper stickers and vanity plates to begin with, but when they are combined with blatant disregard for the very things the God they are identifying with disliked, I find them downright blasphemous.
Thank God for his grace, I need it as much as these people do for I fall short every day. I just try not to make a spectacle of myself while I’m doing it. I believe if we are going to stand up for God, and we all should strive for that, we should strive for it humbly and not do what we can to bring attention to ourselves as we disregard his teachings.
I think the most amazing disregard for Christian love I experienced was when I passed a vehicle loaded down with Jesus paraphernalia after going over Hoover Dam. Having traveled the road between the dam and Boulder City many times, I am very familiar with it. I am well accustomed to the hills and the turns. I am not awed by the sites having stood and studied them for hours at a time over the course of my years as a Nevada resident. So on one particular return trip from Arizona; I took advantage of my knowledge of the road to go pass a slow moving tourist who promptly flipped me the finger. I didn’t speed to go around him and I used the passing lane. I guess he just didn’t like someone going faster than he was. The paraphernalia didn’t hold him back from displaying that anger. Sadly, he has no idea who I am or who I stand up for.
That’s the critical point, we never know who is watching us, but one thing is for certain, we do know that God always is.