it really annoys me when i hear old people (and not so old people) talk about how my generation and the generation after me are so un-christian and lack all morals. yes, i do realize our world has changed drastically since the 1950's and 60's, and yes, ungodly acts are considered normal. BUT what bothers me is that these older people fail to acknowledge the high school and college students of 2011 that love the Lord with all their hearts. comments such as "its impossible to find a moral teenager" or "this next generation has no standards" annoy me beyond no end. in the past year, i have met some of the most godly, moral college students, who find their freedom in Christ. they do not feel the need to hold true to a list of dos and donts, but rather live their lives to the glory of God. maybe we do some things different. we like louder music, we like a different style of preaching, we dont find interest or contentment in a focus on theology, but rather we are concerned about the state of our hearts.
on two very different mountains, in two far away states, i have met and been encouraged by some of the most godly and God fearing college students. some of them have a better grasp of the christian walk than some older people i know, will ever have. today, upstanding christian college students, might be the exception rather than the rule, but what the older christians fail to realize, is there are more exceptions than they can ever see or know.
so rather than focus on what the older generations of christians think i and others like me should be doing, i prefer to focus on my savior and and what HE thinks.
"man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
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