Hurting Generation

Lately the Lord has really just laid on my heart this generation and even the next generation and the generations to come. The pain and the hurt that we have to deal with and the fact that we dont know how to deal with it. I think the thing that concerns me the most is how big self injury is and how people and adults just dont see it or chose not to I haven't quite figure out which it is yet. But it doesn't matter if they dont see it or dont want to see it because the reality is that it's there and it's real and it is happening in our schools and our churches in our neighborhoods in our families. Our generation is known as the fatherless generation. We dont have people we can turn to with our problems and our pain so some have turned to alcohol, drugs, sex, self injury and so many other things. The thing is that people don't see SI and even if they see it they know nothing abut it. And maybe you dont think that SI is a huge thing but I can tell you right now it is bigger than you think it is. It affects so many teens in this generation and if we don not get a clue and do something about it then things will only get worse in the generations to come. People need to wake up and realize that self injury is a big deal and it is something that they need to be aware of if they want to help the younger generation. People need to understand that self injury is not just cutting or burning but it is an addiction and you can not "just stop" as i have been told to do oh so many times. I think the thing that gets me the most is the church. I have never been so hurt or felt so alone in my life. The church needs to wake up and realize that people hurt and they deal with it in different ways. And when someone chooses to deal with pain in an unhealthy way (cutting, drinking, drugs ect...) that person needs love and support on rejection. That person needs to be embraced by the body of Christ not pushed away. That person needs to know that the church will help them in the healing process not tell them to "just stop". Just st oping is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard and it is not possible. It is not possible to just stop an addiction hence why AA and NA exist because people need help and support. Telling someone to "just stop" makes them question what is wrong with them when they learn that they cant just stop. People need love and support and that is something that that my generation is yearning for. So with or without your help I will get better and I will be that person who supports and loves when the church or your family or friends wont. I will be the body of Christ in action. I know there are people who get it and I am so grateful for those people, the people who have dedicated their lives to this generation and those to come. But we still have a long way to go and one day I hope we get there.