Don't you think we live in an upside down world? We have been living in this "norm" where if you take a step back and look at it again and see what is happening in our world today, it is something completely ridiculous and just... You will be like, "What!? What is wrong with you people!?"
1. We pay money to watch a sports game.
Do we benefit in any way? No...
Do we enjoy ourselves? Yeah I guess...
Is this enjoyment going to last long? No... Not really because once our favourite team loses the next game, this game that you just paid isn't that great.
We don't even pay to go to church... It's FREE and yet... People "can't be bothered".
Do we benefit in any way? Yes. Many ways.
Do we enjoy ourselves? Definitely! What could be more joyful to celebrate the victory of Christ over sin? What could be more joyful than knowing love is free for us?
Is this enjoyment going to last long? Long!? ITS FOREVER DUDE. It is a victory. He has WON the grave. He will never lose.
2. We would pay for a phone line/ Internet to tell a friend your worries.
Why are they first? When God is FREE? & Not only that, if I were to do an ad about God and His amazing phone line...
GOD. Call for free, talk for free, peace for free. GUARANTEE, GENUINE CARE. (Not for gossip) Your secret is safe, He still thinks you are wonderful, NO WORRIES! Call whenever you want and need or even when you are breathing/eating/dreaming in class, He doesn't sleep. Talk for as long as you want because he has no limit or flag fall charges. (And you wont get caught in class ;D SO IMBA NINJA!) "International" calls to Him too is not too bad, instead He comes TO you for FREE. No airline ticket or airport tax cost to fret! Why cry and pig out just to "feel better" when His peace does not add to your calories intake or money you spent to buy that snack! Call Him today and soar!
3. We would rather spend hours to even days on the computer playing a game or facebook.
Firstly, we are not only spending precious hours on something that is not very productive. Secondly, we SPEND electricity bills and Internet bills on such when we could use the money for a worthy cause or help someone in the neighbourhood who is probably struggling to get by each day. Thirdly, why "microwave? your brain this much and end up dying at 20+ because of brain cancer and labelled "Game champion" or in fact, "Facebook/blog/tumblr/youtube addict"
Do you benefit much? Yeah well, THAT much. Oh how limited LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
(I can go on LOL-ing)
Is this enjoyment going to last long? A life time long if you're lucky. Your life time would just might make it to 30 even. Such pity...
I can go on and on. There is just so many examples. & hey, I am guilty of such too so why don't we all join hands and make a change?
Teenagers last time had to work. 2 generations before us, I remember hearing my mum tell me about how my granddad had to work in factories when he was a little boy and as a young adult, selling ice cream on streets. What are WE TEENAGERS DOING? Not very much. As compared to the generations before us, its NOT MUCH. Even making our bed is so hard, talk about hard labour... WE WOULD CRY. Fortunate? Yes, very. So lets make the most of what we have, the time we have in between school work to do something productive that we might not get to do in the future when our "in between time" is just lunch and dinner.
Priorities, knowing what is important. Not urgent.
