It’s been quite some time since I have blogged and it feels oddly strange to be doing so now. Seems there are times when the weight of the world is on our shoulders, and we find ourselves lacking in the enjoyments of life. Don’t get me wrong, when I say enjoyments, I mean more so visiting more with people, cutting up with others, maybe watching a little television from time to time, finding more time to read my Bible, and more time to do things around the house rather than constantly studying. With school starting this semester, I find myself studying more than last as my classes are harder than they were before. I imagine each semester will eventually get harder, especially since I will be taking more credits in an effort to finish school sooner. I haven’t lacked in writing, for I have been doing that a lot lately, just not necessarily blog material.
Of late, I find myself reflecting on things, and sometimes, wishing I could write myself a different story. I find that with the writing and the psychology class I’m currently in, along with my increasing knowledge of the Lord, there has been a lot of introspection this semester. There are things in life I believe we all wish we never did. Some of us though, still proud that we made poor choices, followed with never-ending excuses as to why we made said choices. Some will be destined to never learn from their mistakes and continue to press on making the same ones. I wonder—will they ever learn?
I find as I struggle with my own identity, I become increasingly less concerned about the whiners of society. That may sound wrong, maybe even partially out of place for me, but, the longer we coddle some, the more we enable them to require coddling. You can only do so much for certain people before you say enough is enough because they refuse to do for themselves. There comes an age where we must say, “You are now an adult, act like one.”
I’m constantly surprised at the lack of intelligence that erupts from college campuses. The persistent four letter words that seep out of their mouths, the number of sexual partners they’ve had, who they had over the weekend and so on. I mean really, is there no decorum? No sense of pride in oneself? To them, their actions somehow make them an adult. Is that what we strive for—the insistent denigration of oneself, all at the idea of appearing cool. This concept baffles me. It’s as though these things are done in order to feel like someone of importance. If this is the case, we are in more trouble as a society than we thought.
I’m troubled at these ramblings. I wonder if it is too late for most of these young minds, or is it possible for us to reach them before it’s too late. The fact that so many of them don’t truly know Christ is heart-breaking. I say this because if they did truly know Him, I wouldn’t be writing this. One day, they will be convicted to change their ways. But I wonder, when will that day come? People are so busy living a life of sin that they believe is rewarding and hoarding those things that they think everyone wants, and in turn, they are forgetting about the ultimate prize—life everlasting with our one and only Savior.
It burdens me the way some have no shame in blaming the Lord for their misfortunes in life. It’s equally concerning that said people have little, if no difficulty denying the sinful act that landed them in their present circumstance. I find this current generation to be increasingly decisive in the fact that somehow society owes them something and that work is no longer a requirement for success. Everything must be handed to them, and it must be done NOW!
Wow! If we could have that sense of urgency where the Lord is concerned, life would be so much better. It saddens me to note that there are those who will get the message too late. Some will pick it up and discard it for the uncool nature that they deem it to be. Others will ponder it, and still turn away for the peer pressure they must succumb to, because heaven forbid, they have a mind of their own. And then, there will be those who rise above the ashes and say “I Will.” I will stand for God and all His glory regardless of what others say or think, good or bad. So I wonder—what will you do when the time comes?
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