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Youthful Lusts
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love
of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the
eyes and theprideof lifeis NOT of the Father but is if the world. (I John 2: 15-16, KJV)
People today especially the youth are exposed to different kinds of media
that could draw them away from their main purpose in life. Many factors such as
technology, computer games, social networking, addictions, and other forms of
entertainment had pulled the youth from their primary purpose-education.
Among the factors presented beforehand, technology in the form of texting, pc
games and social networking (facebook, twitter, etc) has the greatest impact
especially here in the Philippines. Even a 5 year old child today has her own
phone. The youth today can spent an average of 2 hours in front of the computer
screen and she could never be bored but she gets tired even just doing her
assignment for 30 minutes.
According to Gods word, the bible, we should not love the world and
anything that is in it. It emphasizes three (3) categories that would entice any
person in loving this temporal world. These are (a) lust of the flesh, (b) lust of the
eyes, and the (c) pride of life. First, we go into the lust of the flesh. These are
the things that tempt our flesh/bodies in doing an inappropriate thing or anythingthat diverts your attention from God into yourself. It is simply satisfying your urge
of something. Playing video games, skipping school so as to watch movies in
cinemas, and splurging yourself in everything that you want (not need) are just
some examples. There are so many things that the flesh is telling us to do but we
should all remember especially the youth that if we let our bodies win, we are
letting sin win.. We should let God win it over and flee from these things that
might hinder our primary purpose.
Another is the lust of the eyes. Television and the World Wide Web have
exposed young teens and even kids into scenes that are highly sensitive.
Pornography, violence and the like are quite a common scene in our TV and PC
screens where our Lord is not glorified. Yes, it is no doubt that these technologies
help make our work easier by just typing and clicking but it has also made many
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lives worse or even worst. Many children/minors have been exploited, many
innocent minds have been corrupted and yet, many businessmen are still
supporting and investing in this industry because there are many patronizers. And
so, instead of going to school, many students and tempted to grab the
opportunity of be educated by these things until their minds have been
completely filled with corruption.
And finally, pride of life. Pride is also a problem nowadays and humility in
our society slowly diminishes. Friends and peers greatly affect the attitude of a
person, especially the youth. If you want to be in and cool, you should obey a
set of standards. Some of these standards include, skipping school for pleasures,
going to parties late at night especially during school days that might lead to a
students absence to her class because of a hangover and other factors. This iscalled peer-pressure. All of this, just to fit in but God does not teach us to fit in
but to STAND OUT for Him. If we really love God, we should flee from everything
He hates and we should draw near to everything He loves and commands in that
way, we could see His prepared path for us.
As a student, I learned that anywhere you go temptations and lusts is
lurking everywhere in the form of television, to computer gaming, to peers and
many more which lead students become truants. If a person is mature enough toresist this situation, he can also flee from the temptations that are pulling him
astray. I hope this essay will be a real awakening for the students who are slaking
off in their classes to get real with their studies. Because I know that no one is
stupid they are just paying lazy. All we need is just a bit of extra hope to get us
through the hard days.
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Youthful Lusts
Submitted by: Geia Amor Y.Sumanga
4th
year Chaucer
Submitted to: Ms.Chona Isuga
English 4 Teacher