soapbox.

this generation coming up behind me kinda makes me nervous. teenagers seem to lack self respect, joy, ambition, and they crave a deep love that results in them searching for fulfillment in all of the wrong places. it breaks my heart. i feel helpless. i feel like david standing underneath goliath, except he was fearless.. and i'm just overwhelmed.

i know a handful of really remarkable young men and women. youth, under the age of 20, that really stand out. they give their best, they believe in honesty, they are trustworthy. i'm proud of them and i'm lucky to have them in my life. but it's sad that out of the hundreds of people i'm acquainted with, that only a handful of young people stick out.

it's easy to be average. bitterness, anger, drama, cat fights, foul language, flirting and acting foolish... they're just easy. they kinda come naturally to a lot of us. gossip is our second language. for some of us, it's our first. it's easy to fit in. just do what everyone else does. girls sell themselves short, they settle for any guy who knows how to sweet-talk. they crave attention so they say/dress/do whatever they can to get it.

there's a part of a hillsong chorus that says "break my heart for what breaks Yours" ...asking God to show us what hurts Him, and cause us to feel the same hurt. i think we, as a generation, break His heart every day. and for all of the ways we've gone wrong, and all of the things we can be doing better.. my heart breaks too.