Youth Identity Qs
Expressive individualism isnt new. In the 70s and 80s even looking at students at School... the emo kids and the smokers, stoners, loners, losers, popular, etc were all dressing outside the norm in a rebellious way against the norm claiming they wanted to be "unique." But they were just the same as everyone else in their clique and never noticed that 😂.
That hasnt changed today. Those are still the same groups from back then that there is today. They just added lgbt (and govt legitimized it instead of illegalized it) because sexual perversion has become the latest fad. And the reason it has come this far is because in 2000s legislation changed the nations morals, values and character in schools where teens were allowed to look at porn on computers and parents and older brothers let their siblings play racy video games with hidden sex stuff. And now children are being indoctrinated into the predatory sex cult in School and through every area of society [from Schools to cartoons to tv to music to movies to anything imaginable]. The country at the highest level and lowest education level have failed the children and has created this cesspool of depravity.
More than 15% of teens say they are on youtube or ticktok constantly. And are unaware that most things on there are false information, deceptive and purposely put out as lies. They need to know where reliable reputable channels are to get factual and true information.
The sexualizing of MZ Alpha is so bad that
Today 94% of kids have looked at porn by the time they are 11 years old.
Today 88% of High Schoolers are looking at porn consistently.
They've already been scarred by this and distorted their perception of sex (which God designed only for in marriage 1:1, and righteously), and the govt and nation has failed to help these generations since 2000 understand their identity (Created by God, in God's Image, and why).
Kids today have had access to devices in the back seat of the car since they were 3 years old.
All the questions this generation have are from the same root problems all generations ask.
Questions of the past generations
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Current Questions Gen Z
(last 10 years)
* Sexuality; the gateway drug for identity issues
* truth
* can you trust the Bible; authoritative or subject to change
Negative Influences
* not being told there is a Creator
* not taught standards of morality so no grounds for truth then sexuality is up for grabs. They have no identity; theyre not told it is in God and he created them with intentionality, so the tragedy is they are struggling to find that identity so they are looking at sexuality and social media personification since they think they came from goo.
Positives to consider
This generation is hungering for truth. So if you rationalize with them they see the insanity of the world they live and hunger for solid ground in a shakey world. They find answers in the church, from their pastor, and through solid ministries online. This younger generation has more access to truth than previous generations and they can share this information with lightening speed.
They're looking for solid truth and that's why they're gravitating to Jordan Peterson and not interested in wishy washy youth groups and college groups as they have no substance and walk away from it. So they want solid churches like John MacArthur's where there is solid teaching, solid music, not seeker sensitive ones.
They do want truth:
*Where did I come from
*What is my purpose in life
*Where am I going
> Scripture answers it all.
There is truth in a truthless world.
Gen MZ Alpha need to know they are not worthless.
*You were created by God, in His image, to know Him & to fellowship with and glorify Him now and for eternity.
Resources for Youth
Resources for Parents
Footnotes:
Teen social media percentage
cnbc.com, 2023
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