Recently, I have talked with Millenials about the signs of the times. They all agreed that "things are bad" and they do not trust the government of the United States. These bright sparks hate the intrusion of the government in their private lives, as most of this generation are introverts, not extroverts, for the first time in American history. They will not stop using social media, as their lives and relationships are not confined to their immediate surroundings. They have friends across the world. Therefore, they accept they have little privacy. But, they feel like things are going to get much worse. Unlike their parents, who are living in bubbles of unreality, these youth see the decay of civilization and the encroachment of Big Brother.
They are more savvy then their Gen-X parents and are making moral decisions basically from what they learn, as they, mostly, were taught very little at home and nothing in school.
They know how to find research and many get their news outside the main-stream media and not from sites they think give "disinformation" on purpose. NONE of them watch television, or very little.
One young lady, to whom I was speaking, told me that there is an entire sub-culture of networks for news, which does not include Alex Jones, or Russ, or others their elders may watch.
Interesting. This same young lady told me that she is re-discovering spirituality from her ancestors' past- in her case, not Christian, but Native American. I find this intriguing that the materialism is not on their radar-relationships are.
Those who are extremely computer savvy, find news and share the bits with others worldwide. What is sad, is that few of these Millenials have local communities. They do not. In fact, many have only one sibling, or are only children.
However, they are looking, seeking, not satisfied with the world they inherited from their parents. They no longer care about status or competition in the world. Half of their generation are unemployed and those who are working seem grateful for work. They are not smug or self-satisfied.
A new world order faces them and they hate it. Some have fallen into cynicism, but many just do not know where to turn for truth.
Some of their friends have dulled their imaginations through clubbing, (I wrote about the evils of clubbing last summer), and drugs. But, many do not desire to deaden themselves to reality.
The field is ripe for the harvest, in my opinion. And, these youth are too sophisticated for such half-way measures which are dated and immature, such as Life Teen. They want to be challenged intellectually, not pandered to by emotional nonsense.
They want more. They may not know exactly what they want, but they are thirsty for God.
We are the ones who must respond to this generation of seekers. Do not let them down. Do not discourage their journeys. Pray for the Millenials.