Disconnected from my internet...And youth's blunders.
The last couple of days my place of employment has been going through some changes and one change has been that I temporarily (I hope) do not have an internet connection. This makes my posts more sporadic (sorry) and ....More thoughtful, hopefully, because I have more time to process my thoughts before rushing to write them down.
The thought in my head today is a very good topic, i think, due to its sensitive and controversial nature. While I was at my place of employment, the guys started talking about the xBox games (or Playstation 3, ...I don't know) they had been playing the night before and it got me to thinking. I believe that in today's society young people are sincere about their relationship with God and I believe that they penetrate past the daily routine and Sunday church service, but I am not sure they are willing (able, know how to, or think it's necessary) to make the sacrifices that the older generations have made. A prime example is gaming and movies, ect. I think in today's world many of us live in the permissible places instead of striving for the beauty of purity. We are extreme in our emotions and seek meaning and belonging and we are not use to being told no or having the discipline that will take us to un-imaginable heights. I think we are missing something that is hard to put in writing. It's like we are getting it, but missing what is just past our vision. We are experiencing the victory of the race but missing the true blessings of the daily training. I think for us to be great...For us to be what God intended, just winning the race is missing what he has for each one of us. What he has for us, is for us to find out while we are preparing for the race. The goal, the prize is heaven, the rest of it is for earth and what each one of us need to find out. The race is nice, it's what gets us the prize, but the rest, that's our life.
The thought in my head today is a very good topic, i think, due to its sensitive and controversial nature. While I was at my place of employment, the guys started talking about the xBox games (or Playstation 3, ...I don't know) they had been playing the night before and it got me to thinking. I believe that in today's society young people are sincere about their relationship with God and I believe that they penetrate past the daily routine and Sunday church service, but I am not sure they are willing (able, know how to, or think it's necessary) to make the sacrifices that the older generations have made. A prime example is gaming and movies, ect. I think in today's world many of us live in the permissible places instead of striving for the beauty of purity. We are extreme in our emotions and seek meaning and belonging and we are not use to being told no or having the discipline that will take us to un-imaginable heights. I think we are missing something that is hard to put in writing. It's like we are getting it, but missing what is just past our vision. We are experiencing the victory of the race but missing the true blessings of the daily training. I think for us to be great...For us to be what God intended, just winning the race is missing what he has for each one of us. What he has for us, is for us to find out while we are preparing for the race. The goal, the prize is heaven, the rest of it is for earth and what each one of us need to find out. The race is nice, it's what gets us the prize, but the rest, that's our life.
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