So, I'm here again, telling you all about a bunch of stuff you probably don't really care about, but something has been weighing heavy on my heart. Lately as I scroll through Instagram and Facebook and Twitter and whatever other social network site they come up with next, the majority of the pictures are of people partying; drinking, doing drugs, the whole shebang! And most of these kids aren't even old enough to drink legally. And, obviously there's not really any way to do illegal drugs legally.
The thing that makes me extremely sad about this is that now, partying doesn't make you a "bad kid" or "hardcore." No, partying is the norm. Everyone is doing it. It no longer shocks me to find out that a 16 year old is already hitting the local parties. It saddens me, but it doesn't shock me. And that's pathetic. Partying shouldn't be normal and/or accepted. Do people really not understand that it is illegal? Especially since the majority of the people that I've talked to about their partying habits actually drive themselves home. Shouldn't this terrify us as a society? And, why on EARTH does partying make or break your social status? Seriously?!? The qualifications to go from being a "nobody" to being a "somebody" are that you have to go break the law with a bunch of other underage drunkards? (Which by the way, is in quotes because you don't need a social status to be a somebody. God already knows you and loves you. "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than the sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31. Cool, isn't it?) I mean, in Proverbs 20, verse 1 it says "Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise." To me, that's a sobering (no pun intended) thought. I know to some people wisdom isn't a big deal, and I know I am not anywhere close to being considered wise, but I pray that God will lead me to make wise decisions, and that right there tells me that partying is not a wise decision.
If that doesn't get you, 1 Peter 5 verse 8 says "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." That doesn't frighten you? I mean, God just said that the devil is looking for the chance to devour us, and that we need to remain sober and watchful to avoid being devoured by the devil. Something about that word choice just gives me the shivers.
Now, don't look at this and be like "Oh! Look at this Holy Roller! Telling everyone not to party..." Yeah, I'm suggesting that 1. underage drinking is morally wrong (oh yeah. . . and did I mention that it's illegal?) and that 2. being drunk is wrong by God's standards. God calls us to a higher standard of living, and guess what, that higher standard doesn't mean we can't ever drink. Once you reach the age of 21, I don't find any evidence to support that drinking is wrong, in moderation. Just because you are 21 doesn't mean you should go get completely wasted every weekend (or during the week, because I've seen a crazy amount of mid-week parties where large numbers of people were drunk beyond reason in the middle of the day.), but it means that in moderation there is nothing morally wrong with the occasional drink.
Don't get me wrong, I have been tempted to go to a party. When you live in a town, where the majority of the people your age see nothing wrong with partying, it seems easy to justify. I mean, come on. You are just trying to be social, right? Wrong. Knowing partying is wrong means I need to avoid it, at all costs. "For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins," Hebrews 10:26 "Do you not know that you are God's temple and God's spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy and you are that temple." 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 And last but not least, "the reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life." Proverbs 22:4.
That is enough to make me want to avoid partying, underage drinking, being drunk, drugs, and worst of all this idea that you HAVE to party to be "a cool kid." Who cares?!?
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
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