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Millennials, Let's Change So That We Can Change The World

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Millennials, Let's Change So That We Can Change The World
Alexis Brown

We're entitled and lazy. We are so focused on social media rather than real relationships. We're super opinionated but aren't taking any action. We all have technology glued to our faces. We aren't respectful of authority. We care more about what is given to us then what's happening in the world around us.

As millennials, we've all heard one or more of these stereotypes being put on us and honestly, as I look around at people my age I see how these stereotypes were created. Instead of focusing on being the change in the world, we're more worried about what people think of us and complaining about these stereotypes. So let's stand up and do something for our generation and break those stereotypes.

Find a stable job and work incredibly hard at it until it's your turn to move up.

Stay faithful in the job you are in. Even if you are the smallest one on the food chain, give it 110% until you have the opportunity to move up. There is so much truth in the bible about this, that if God can trust us with a little, He will bless us with more. Your job needs to know that you are faithful and hard working at doing the little things before they can move you onto more. Let's be a generation of people who works hard and gives it our all in anything we're doing.

Use social media as a way to enhance relationships and share photos, but don't use it in place of face-to-face relationships.

I believe social media is a great tool to enhance relationships, but so often our generation focuses on how good our relationships look on social media instead of real life. We need to sow into people, take care of our friends, and commit to the person we're with before worrying about what people think about it online. Let's be a generation of people who take care of our relationships with our friends, family, and God.

When big headlines come across the news, let's find out how we can help instead of just posting our opinions online.

Social media and the news make it so easy to quickly post our feelings online about a tragedy, but we need to see how it isn't helping the situation. We need to look for opportunities to volunteer and help out in our local community at all times, but especially in tragedy, instead of just jumping into a debate online. If you really believe in a cause and want to make a difference, take action and help in the community. Let's be a generation of people who volunteer in our community and help people in every way we can.

Let's respect authority, but also love everyone around us.

Millennials are often seen as being disrespectful and I think many of us certainly give off that image by the music we listen to or how we speak to parents, teachers, etc. Authority should be respected, period, but also, let's remember that we are called to love every single person. If you have an issue with someone work it out with love and stop adding to the hate that is already so full in this world. Let's be a generation that truly spreads love to everyone.

Finally, let's be a generation that knows our worth.

We have a chance to turn this around and act on the calling that God has for each one of us. I believe that if we remember our worth and those promises on our lives, then we really can be the change in the world

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