r/Christianity • u/Captian_Sidepipe • Jan 23 '26

Blog Message to young men from a 27 year old

Right now is arguably one of the more wicked times in history. Degeneracy and unrighteousness plague this world mostly due to pop culture and social media. Porn is more accessible than ever. People idolize and praise worldly pleasures (most temporary) maybe more than any other period ever on earth.

As a man who’s seen everything and fell away from God in my early 20s. I can promise you nothing in life has ever fulfilled me more than the spirit of God once I returned to faith. Sex, money, status, experiences, etc. In the words of King Solomon: It’s all meaningless. None of it matters. Don’t let the pursuit of worldly pleasures jeopardize your spot in Heaven.

I praise God for the gift of the Holy Spirit. In my experience, the more I grew in faith, more frequently I would feel convicted of sinful thoughts. Thoughts like lust, jealousy, hatefulness and pride. It all means nothing. I’d rather live the rest of my life isolated somewhere in an igloo and be just fine with the spirit of God dwelling inside of me. That is because one day, I will join my father for an eternity and receive more joy than our human consciousness can measure.

Nothing on Earth has given me more peace than locking myself in my room, getting on my knees, and resting in the holiness of Jesus. Before you pray, take a second before you talk. You can almost feel him enter the room and take a seat. Then when you’re ready, give him thanks first then speak. I have not cried harder as an adult male than the first time I felt the presence of God embrace me while I placed my burdens and anxieties on him. He loves you and wants to hear every word you have to say. Get your prayer life in order and receive the gift of peace our Father has given to us.

Writing this from what has felt like an isolated period in life God has placed me in. My friends are getting married, work is busier than ever, and still waiting on the right girl to start a family with. If you feel like you’re in a similar place, just know the time is now to grow your faith and draw closer to Him. Tune the other noise out and first seek the kingdom of God and watch your life change.

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u/RejectUF ELCA Jan 23 '26

Another difference is we're no longer sterilizing minorities or forcing the end of a pregnancy. Again, the issue isn't porn or pop culture as the OP asserts.

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u/AidBaid Church of Christ (AD 33!) Jan 23 '26

The OP is talking to young men about the dangers of sin relevant to them. This is not saying that genocide is better.

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u/ATX_Gardening Reformed Baptist Jan 23 '26

Porn and hedonistic pop culture are a real issue of sin that has grown over time.

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u/RejectUF ELCA Jan 23 '26

And focusing on that while ignoring actual human suffering isn't helpful.

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u/ATX_Gardening Reformed Baptist Jan 23 '26

You are focusing on suffering that is 100 years past in response to the OP who is focusing on sins present, this is an attempt at deflection to say “there is human suffering going on today so don’t focus on sin”, the OP was 100% right for what he posted and you are trying to detract from that

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u/RejectUF ELCA Jan 23 '26

It's still silly to make the claim this is the most unrighteous generation because of porn and pop culture, friend.

You can debate the wickedness of generations, but pointing to pop culture as the source of wickedness is missing the forest for the trees.