In my first two years of high school I'd say that I was definitely one of those people that were "bad" - perhaps a waster-of-life I'd call it. I wasted the first few years of high school. Wasted as in, I could've had a lot more friends, and more fond memories if I didn't spend my time just sitting there talking about stupid stuff - swearing, making sexual jokes, and talking badly about other people. If I could count how many times I said the word "gay" (substituted for "stupid") I would probably be shocked. I never did anything what you would consider seriously life altering, but I think wasting your life in general is life altering! We've all done those things, said crude jokes, slandered a friend (or even strangers) and obviously none of it is acceptable. One day I found one friend who didn't say all of those things, and we clicked. Soon enough I didn't say all these foul things anymore and I started to view them as not funny. After that my old friends thought I was being self-righteous and boring even. I admit, I was being hypocritical in my thinking, I was obviously not better than them in any way, and I'm still not! But one thing I'll never forget one friend said to me was "You're becoming boring, like an old person! I feel like I can't have fun with you anymore!" Contrary to that statement, I now feel like I can't successfully be friends with them either. (Sad, very sad, but true.) It is not, dear readers, because I am better than her, by no means am I better than anyone. This person simply has not had the change of heart that I have, they have not matured yet. Maybe one day they will understand just how crude and unfunny all of the things they think are quite hilarious now. I still love this dear friend, they have a bright spirit. I hope they use that to God's advantage one day.
1 Peter 2:16
Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
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