YOUTH POPULATION IN CRISIS
GOD, IS JUST A CALL AWAY
By Laura Pelliton (Zeida)
A MESSAGE FOR TODAY’S YOUNG PEOPLE:
“Rejoice, O Young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thin heart, in the sight of thin eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment” (ECCLESIASTES 11 v 9.) Young men and women, don’t you know your bodies belong to God your creator? Whether you believe in him or not, God is the creator of all things and all that has breathed; the bible says that God breathing into the statue he created with dust, and the statue became a living creature, and he called him “Man”. The “breathe” is the spirit of God that he put in man. Maybe you’ve never met someone who’s willing to help you understand the mystery of the sound of your voice and spoken words that enable you to communicate, your heart beats, the flexibility of the bones that structuring the body, and enable you to move the muscles. I’m telling you today, all of these are possible, because you’re a representation of God, and his similarity, or appearance. My point is, your body is a vessel carrying the spirit of God; If you take good care of your body while you’re living, when you die “the dust returns to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it” (ECCLESIASTES 12 v 7.) So, when you’re smoking cigarettes, using drugs and alcohol, and having sex with multiple partners, your body is impure, or sinful; causing, the spirit that God put in you to corrupt. Therefore, the corrupted spirit cannot return to God; but it has to go somewhere because that part of you will never die; it’s eternal like its owner. God has a place for all rejected spirit; it calls “Hell”.
INTRODUCTION -Substance abused, smoking, and prostitution among young people, and their association with diseases, have long been a social concerned. Of that extent involve higher crime rates, and health issues. However, the most frighten situations that I will examine in this article is the impact of drugs and alcohol, and how those actions affect relationship with God. Those youngsters are so deeply involved in bad behaviors; one might wonder, do crisis respondents out of strategic approach. It seems like jail sentencing is inefficient in deterrence; reports on rehabilitation and treatments programs have indicated large percentage of relapse cases. But there is hope; when man fail, Jesus, the excellent respondent, takes over. Jesus is your only way out. Young people all over the world, if by any chances you’re not yet corrupt stay away from friends who are involving in drugs, alcohol and prostitution, because there is ninety percent chance that you might be influenced. Soon you try these things once, there’s no turning back. Many drugs abusers have tried to change their bad behaviors but fail, because Satan, the controller of everything bad on earth, wants to keep them under his power. Young people are the most targeted group by Satan because they are vulnerable mentally, and weak spiritually. To those who are already using drugs and alcohol, turn your life in the hand of the great healer, Jesus is.
IMPACT OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, AND TOBACCO- the use of drugs has extended almost all ages levels, because now anybody can buy drugs and not be prosecuted due to the recent steps taken by most governments around the world to legalize drugs. Many reports have indicated that young people are more likely to abuse marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin. Although some researchers have agreed that marijuana is not an addictive substance, they have concluded that users may experience multiple health issues, such as increase in appetite, overweight problem due to excessive food consumption; depression, HIV AIDS. Drugs abusers are more likely to commit crimes like rape, robbery, murder, and suicide; and more likely to develop brain diseases, mental illness, lung cancer, low sperm production among male; and interfering in ovulation process and miscarriages among female. Alcohol makes you lose self-control, which usually leads to domestic violence, rape, murder, and death by DUI. Tobacco causes loosing teeth, birth defect and premature babies (CJ – Concepts and issues. 3rd ed. P32 to 34).
WHY YOUNG PEOPLE ABUSE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL? According to some studies, young people use drugs and alcohol, because they feel unpromising, confuse, or the disrupted environment that they are living makes them feel that life will always be scorned. I’m telling you today, your life is precious and valued for God; he says in JOHN that he will not reject anyone who comes to him. He also says: “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (MATTHEW 11 v 28). Don’t wait, tomorrow may be too late; accept Jesus, all your struggles will be wiped out. All you need to do is accept that you’re living a sinful life, and a determination to change. Then down in your knees and call upon Jesus.
HOW DRUGS ABUSE, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, and PROSTITUTION affect relationship with God? –the persons we appear to be, must match who we really are in the inside. Meaning, if you are living a sinful life, your spirit, or soul is also corrupted. We all know there is no place in God’s kingdom for corrupted spirits. Therefore, if you cannot inter the kingdom of God, you will be place in the lake of fire with Satan, where pain and torments are permanent. If you don’t change this life style, and give-up your life completely to God, the consequence will be death without mercy. I’m aware that there are multiple prevention and treatments programs in US; they are doing great jobs. In fact, many people have reported being free from their addiction, and are no longer using drugs. But they are not free from that evil spirit that caused them to do wrong in the first place. That’s why most of them have relapsed. Those people who are giving treatments at the substance abuse centers are concerned citizens trying to protect the society from crimes; they are doing their best as much as they could, but they’re not perfect. Is that said, no one should expect perfect results from their effort; because only God can change human being to perfection.
As I said earlier, if your friends are involving in drugs, alcohol, smoking and prostitution; if you feel like this is not the type of influence you would want around you; than keep your distance. Find a good church, get involve in youth activities, and make new friends (Christian’s friends). Believe me, soon after you make this decision, joy and happiness would file in; you will never feel unpromising, confuse, disrupted, and scorned again. Remember, God loves everyone. It is not his will for any of his creation goes to hell, but he also allowing us to make our own choice. I urge you, accept Jesus today; the end of time is near. Make wise decision.
Laura Pelliton/Zeida- Copy right, 2017


