Sexting
That this would be my post title!
What have we come to?
I'm appalled by this craze among the youth.
Sexting is texting sexplicit messages or nude pictures on the phone.
Apparently some high school students in America (don't know about other countries) take nude pictures and send them to friends.
Girls especially, send nude pictures of themselves to boyfriends.
We are talking 13 to 18 year olds - how sad!
Peer pressure, admiration, worthiness, fame, fun?
Indulgent nonsense - that is what it is.
I read that one girl sent a naked picture of herself to a boy, it leaked to other kids who teased and laughed at her until she couldn't take it anymore - she committed suicide.
Teen age is a jumbled phase in life; the confusion of finding self, fitting in, let alone the mystery the opposite sex, is a lot to deal with.
Add sexting to the equation and you end up with a bunch of crazy, warped weirdos.
Is it hard to grasp that our bodies are sacred, created in the image of a loving God who desires that we honor the mold?
Paul the Apostle said;
I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
Romans 12:1-2
What do responsible parents do to protect their children from such influence?
They can't be locked in the house - they are old enough for certain freedoms.
Should parents police and check all messages on their kids phones?
I know - what are kids doing with cell phones in the first place?
Blame technology, why do those wiz fellows go creating trouble with their brilliance - putting cameras on phones?
Even though the issues have metamorphosed over the years, the gist is the same.
Approximately 1000 B.C, King David asked the question;-
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. Psalm 119: 9
It might sound bizarre but it's true.
Young people may be curious, groping in the dark, trying to make sense of life's mysteries but the adults are not that much better.
When MTN introduced bluetooth; short text messages could be swapped from one Sim card to another.
I assisted customers transfer their data.
Men from all walks came to save their text messages. At times I literally wanted to duck behind the counter because the texts were mucky with obscenity's.
Dignified men dressed in suit and tie, nice shoes - classy; the unkempt guys, sweaty, torn collar - all stating very important info that needed to be kept.
I avoided eye contact as though I was the guilty one.
David should have asked "How can Man keep his way pure?"
But then the answer is the same -by living according to God's Holy word.
What have we come to?
I'm appalled by this craze among the youth.
Sexting is texting sexplicit messages or nude pictures on the phone.
Apparently some high school students in America (don't know about other countries) take nude pictures and send them to friends.
Girls especially, send nude pictures of themselves to boyfriends.
We are talking 13 to 18 year olds - how sad!
Peer pressure, admiration, worthiness, fame, fun?
Indulgent nonsense - that is what it is.
I read that one girl sent a naked picture of herself to a boy, it leaked to other kids who teased and laughed at her until she couldn't take it anymore - she committed suicide.
Teen age is a jumbled phase in life; the confusion of finding self, fitting in, let alone the mystery the opposite sex, is a lot to deal with.
Add sexting to the equation and you end up with a bunch of crazy, warped weirdos.
Is it hard to grasp that our bodies are sacred, created in the image of a loving God who desires that we honor the mold?
Paul the Apostle said;
I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
Romans 12:1-2
What do responsible parents do to protect their children from such influence?
They can't be locked in the house - they are old enough for certain freedoms.
Should parents police and check all messages on their kids phones?
I know - what are kids doing with cell phones in the first place?
Blame technology, why do those wiz fellows go creating trouble with their brilliance - putting cameras on phones?
Even though the issues have metamorphosed over the years, the gist is the same.
Approximately 1000 B.C, King David asked the question;-
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. Psalm 119: 9
It might sound bizarre but it's true.
Young people may be curious, groping in the dark, trying to make sense of life's mysteries but the adults are not that much better.
When MTN introduced bluetooth; short text messages could be swapped from one Sim card to another.
I assisted customers transfer their data.
Men from all walks came to save their text messages. At times I literally wanted to duck behind the counter because the texts were mucky with obscenity's.
Dignified men dressed in suit and tie, nice shoes - classy; the unkempt guys, sweaty, torn collar - all stating very important info that needed to be kept.
I avoided eye contact as though I was the guilty one.
David should have asked "How can Man keep his way pure?"
But then the answer is the same -by living according to God's Holy word.
Socks, this post is so true. People have more than abused the freedom that comes with technology.
ReplyDeleteIt's esp sad for the high school students..We need divine intervention.
Bring up your boy well and he won't fall to that pressure
This is one of the reasons i give that i am glad to be ugandan.
ReplyDeleteI got my first cell phone when i was in s6 Vac..all the phone could do was recieve and make calls, send and recieve txts...
I've been agonizing over this and what sort of world my children will grow up in.
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