Have you ever been in a room full of people and felt completely alone? Have you ever experienced something that you felt was so awfully wrong, only to realize that no one else around you seemed phased by the circumstances surrounding them? Maybe I'm just getting old, maybe some would consider me to be a "prude," or maybe some would consider my thoughts to be "close-minded," but is it so bad to want so much more for myself than worldly notions of "happiness"? Doesn't anyone else realize that the idea of experiencing things in the moment that "feel good," regardless of their long-term consequences, can ultimately change your life forever - usually for the worse?
I'm not really sure when people stopped respecting and loving themselves enough to want more from life than just a temporary high through selfish gain and immoral acts, but I'm just so sick of seeing my generation self-destruct. We can continue to feed ourselves the falsehoods that sex, drugs, and alcohol are out there for the taking - meant to be experienced as a part of life's wonders - or we can open our eyes, take a good look around, and see the devastation it sets in motion for the future. Very few people are willing to admit how being casually physically intimate with someone can cause some serious emotional turmoil later down the line because, quite frankly, people just don't want to hear it and it's not a popular things to say. If you've somehow managed to find a way to separate sex from any feelings whatsoever then, by all means, please share that secret with the rest of the world, but I'm here to tell you that you're telling yourself a bold-faced-lie and you know it. Who are you even trying to kid!? I've seen one too many friends get too physically intimate in relationships, the relationship fails, and then they're left to pick up the pieces. Yes, an end to a relationship will always be difficult, but I guarantee you that it's probably at least 10 times harder when physical intimacy was involved.
My heart is just so broken for my generation. I'm so tired of seeing people wind up so messed up and hurting and wondering what went wrong. Well I can tell you what went wrong - this whole WORLD has gone wrong!! If we ever needed God's loving hand on the world, it's now... but even that is an unpopular statement to make in today's society! Goodness gracious... when did we become so self-righteous that it became "politically-incorrect" to even mention God's name??? I've finally gotten to the point where I'm tired of keeping my mouth shut. I'm tired of just watching people crumble. I'm tired of being silent, because within that silence some may find acceptance - and I certainly do not accept people just settling for these crazy messed up paths that they've found themselves on. I'm happy to go against the grain and I'm on fire now! I want everything from my life that God has in store for me, but I know that I cannot obtain that if I let myself or these worldly things get in my way... and I want everyone else to see and experience what God has in store for them too! So how do I go about tearing down these destructive paths that they have set themselves on? By allowing this fire that God has set ablaze in my heart to burn down those paths and light the way for them towards true happiness - pure happiness - complete happiness in God our Father.
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