The general public may find stories about troubled celebrities to be entertaining, but they shouldn’t miss the fact they are also instructive. Clearly, money and fame are not the answer to happiness.
If you are of a certain age you have probably spent some time reminiscing about “the good old days.” Ah, those were the days, right? A kinder, gentler time. Or was it?
“I have always had a weakness for all-you-can-eat buffets. It seems like the ultimate self-indulgence — all your favorite foods just sitting there in unlimited supply,” writes Ken Lass.
“I drove away convicted that, no matter what adversity the devil puts in the way, God’s Word will be heard. It just takes determined Christians to help it happen,” writes Ken Lass.
We would do well to be somebody’s sidekick. In Luke 18:14 Jesus compares the Pharisee, who thought of himself as the main character, to the tax collector, who humbly offered to submit himself to God.
Non-believers must go through the motions of daily living, totally in the dark as to why they are here and what their purpose is. No power available beyond themselves to get through adversity and challenge.