Be a Rebel

Just thinking today about what it means to be a rebel. We always think that rebels are people that go against the norm. That don't follow those into the status quo. Usually, they are the people who are looked down upon in our society.

"If you really want to be a rebel read your bible, because no one is doing that."

That is from a song by Lecrae called Rebel. I find it really interesting that students in particular are considered to be rebels when they start to party, smoke, drink and what not. This is when students begin to lose connection with family, friends and the world and start to "rebel" against the norm. But hold on, have we looked at our society lately. The porn industry makes more money each year than any successful corporation in the United States. Smoking is old habit, drinking is not that big of deal as long as you do it legally. But, I've been to college, no one does it legally. Sex out of wedlock, we know how often we hear about that not only through affairs but in pregnant teenagers.

So are all these students rebels when they step out from their parents and begin to follow what the world is telling them is okay?

I think that lyric says it best; if these students were really rebels they would be going to church every sunday, pursuing the Lord daily, spending their spring breaks and summers in third world countries giving their time and money to those in need of it and reading their bibles. Because to be a rebel in this society you would be doing that. Why is that a rebel? Because no one is doing it. That's not normal. The normal teenager struggles with addictions, lust and anything else they can find in todays society that is said to be normal.

Join the revolution, be a bible reading rebel.
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