Generation Noncommital

I see a trend among high school/college students that is quite frightening. The source is something I'm not quite sure about now: broken promises of politicians, high divorce rates, lowering of moral standards, apathy about life in general.... I have seen kids just walk away from commitments at an alarming rate with absolutely no feeling of guilt, regret, or even a sense of failure for having let a team or group down. Maybe it's just a mass marketing scheme - they Just Do it, Have it Their Way because They Deserve a Break Today!

Not only is this trend tragic, it's having a ripple effect of what people are willing and able to do. If we can't depend on this generation to step up to the plate and follow through on a commitment, will anyone ask them to change our world? Will anyone trust them with the things that nobody wants to do but that have to be done?

If Jesus decided to Just Do It, Have it His Way and Just Took a Break - handed that cup back to God, where would that have left us? We are asked all the time to do things that we don't want to do for a commitment we've already made. I can't think of a single time when I've walked away from something and not felt an overwhelming sense of guilt, remorse, and just plain agony over having let people down.

Instead, what I see today is kids waiting until that last possible moment to "let everyone know" they just aren't "into it." Every sinkable excuse you can imagine - if they only knew how empty those sound - to explain their total apathy towards fulfilling a commitment. No matter if money has been put out, plans have been made with their name on it, people are counting on them. They just turn around, walk away and party it up with their friends. Because really, that's what life is all about, right? Just one big party!