Technology and Reality. What do those two things have in common?
A month before my 16th birthday I received my first cell phone. All I could do on it was call people. It didn't have texting, internet, games, or Facebook. Technology is helping our culture connect. We can not always see eye to eye with people older and younger. Technology has helped that connection become possible. We are able to talk to our friends in Spain, Ecuador, or even California with just a click of a button. However technology is playing a huge part in people's social life. We would rather text someone than call them. The growing generations don't know how to have a normal phone conversation. They turn to texting, Twitter, Facebook, etc. When will reality hit these generations? Will it be when they sit down for a job interview and don't know how to respond? Will it happen the day their phone breaks? Reality is changing and happening everyday.
Television isn't helping. Reality TV is giving us unrealistic examples of how life works. "Oh you know, in the Summers we just go down to the Jersey Shore and drink and smoke and sleep around." Oh, because that is what Summer is for. Isn't Summer a time when you are to take a break from school or work? Or how about the shows that tell you that all you have to do is marry someone rich? Oh, because that will make you happy. Life isn't all about money. Granted, you do have to work hard to succeed in life, but you can do that on your own. When will reality hit these next generations?
Reality keeps hitting me in the face. However, I remember a moment that was pretty big. Two days before I was supposed to move into a new college, my finical advisor called. He said that my financial aid didn't go through and that I owed my school about $22,000. Well there was no way I was going to get that much money in two days. I couldn't even get a loan that fast. My world crumbled in front of me. I was 18, wasn't in school, no job, living at home, and have student loans to pay off from a previous school. Reality hit. I wasn't in high school anymore. My problems were solved by missing a day of school to relieve stress. That is when I decided to apply to state school and I have loved it ever since. I wouldn't change my reality check because I needed it, but I would suggest that you remember that at any moment your world can crumble in front of you. When that happens, you need to turn to one person. Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 7:9 says, "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all." Stand up for what you believe in. Don't rely on your phone or compare yourselves to the stars on TV. They have made mistakes too. Nicole Elizabeth Polizzi was born on November 23rd, 1987. In 2009 she signed her contract with MTV to be on the show Jersey Shore. She says that she wasted away 5 Summers of her life: drinking, partying, etc. In 2012 her life would change for the better. She found out she was pregnant and immediately did a 180 in life. She cut her bad habits and decided to be the best mom she could to her son. Nicole isn't perfect, and she admits that, but she turned her life around. She had reality thrown in her face and didn't know how to handle it.
Instead of turning to social media, drinking, partying, or smoking, turn to someone who you can always rely on. God is with you every step of the way. He even says that he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. Make this season of joy and love, full of things you won't regret. Don't let reality hit you in the face.
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