As a result of my recent prayers asking God for a heart that seeks out justice, I've recently been absolutely heart-broken by the general college culture. First, a little disclaimer: By no means is this post a judgement on everyone involved in the college culture. I consider myself a victim of all of these vices and have no feet to stand on to pass judgement.
I look around on the weekends and I see an almost unlimited amount of brokenness consuming an entire generation. People idolize alcohol, drugs, sex, grades, and at the root of it, themselves. It's, in my opinion, nothing short of disgusting. One of the most blatant displays of injustice that I've noticed recently is just simple gossip and meanness towards certain people. It makes me sick to hear people talk down on others for the sake of building themselves up. However, this is something that I continue to do even though it so disgusts me. I get it, making fun of someone, criticizing them, "hating" on them, attacking every little thing that they do/say makes yourself feel like you're better than them. If you believe yourself to be "better" than others, why not talk about the person that's "less" than you? But there's the problem, are they really less than you? What makes you better than them? We are all human, all sinners, all outcasts to God. So why would anyone ever have the right to say a single negative word against someone?
I want to see change in this generation. To see people take a stand against gossip, against drinking, against drugs, against sex. Are these things that we want to tell our kids we partook in while at college? Are you really going to proudly say to your wife "my girlfriend and I used to have sex all the time" or to your kids "I went out every single weekend in college and got plastered". Aside from that, what do these vices that so infest our culture do for you now? Do you find yourself waking up on Saturday and Sunday morning happy about the events that happened the night before? Are you satisfied with puking your brains out night after night? How about when you're coming down from being high and you realize you completely forgot to do all your homework? Or when you finally take a break from slaving over your homework to realize you forgot your best friend's birthday? These things are detrimental at their CORE. How long will it take for our generation to realize that?
This isn't a guilt-trip. It's more of a call to change. There's more out there than just following the patterns of the world. Though maybe you're someone that really likes this culture. Someone that loves getting drunk, going to a party, maybe bringing a girl back to your room. If that's the case, I can't change your lifestyle. However, know that someday those things are going to get old, and a lot of times they have severe and immediate consequences. Why not change now?
As I've wrestled with the disgusting nature of the college culture and my part in it, I can only look to one thing: the cross. As he had the weight of the entire world's sin on his shoulders, Jesus said, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34). Such grace. Such love. Only a God that has undergone such injustice can pursue true justice the way that he has and continues to do.
To put it plain: I hate our college culture. It's about time we, as followers of Jesus, do something about it.
Pray for our generation.
Pray for me.
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