so today the world lost the great and legendary singer, whitney houston. most of the time when celebrities pass away, i may get a little bummed, but i don't actually grieve their loss. lets be honest, its difficult to mourn someone you've never met personally, someone who is not family or a friend. there is a disconnect in that regard. however, i am surprised by the overwhelming loss i feel with whitney houston. part of my sadness is a result of having never had the privilege of seeing her perform. its definitely hard to enjoy someone's music, grow up listening to it, and having it be a huge part of the reason you ever started singing in the first place, and never get the chance to witness it live. she is definitely one THE most amazing singers to ever grace the earth. the other part of my sadness is a result to see how the demons in her life, the result of sin, brought her down and truly wounded her not only physically but musically. its very disheartening to see such talent lost and squandered due to drugs and such. however, i choose to remember her by her beautiful voice and amazing talent. what a loss the world has faced today.
in the same respect, i see this and realize how short life is. she was only 48 years old. it reminds me that we ALL need Christ. He is the only guarantee of life after death. He is the only one who can save us. His saving grace, His gift of faith, His blood that wipes away sin. the truth is... no one but God and whitney knew for sure if she was a child of God and that is sad. no amount of praying for her soul will change what God had planned. and that brings me to even more of a humbling understanding... that you can have all the talent in the world and that is not enough to get you into heaven. it only by His power that anyone makes it to heaven. i could do everything right, help everyone, be a great person - however if God doesn't truly regenerate ones heart... its very serious. and for some reason, her death really struck close to home. i know that God has regenerated my heart. i did not get saved when i prayed the sinner's prayer, i didn't get saved by anything that i did. my life is but vapor, my righteousness of filthy rags. however, God brought me to Himself and saved me. i hope that whitney was regenerate. i won't know until i go up to Glory with the Lord...
in the same respect, i see this and realize how short life is. she was only 48 years old. it reminds me that we ALL need Christ. He is the only guarantee of life after death. He is the only one who can save us. His saving grace, His gift of faith, His blood that wipes away sin. the truth is... no one but God and whitney knew for sure if she was a child of God and that is sad. no amount of praying for her soul will change what God had planned. and that brings me to even more of a humbling understanding... that you can have all the talent in the world and that is not enough to get you into heaven. it only by His power that anyone makes it to heaven. i could do everything right, help everyone, be a great person - however if God doesn't truly regenerate ones heart... its very serious. and for some reason, her death really struck close to home. i know that God has regenerated my heart. i did not get saved when i prayed the sinner's prayer, i didn't get saved by anything that i did. my life is but vapor, my righteousness of filthy rags. however, God brought me to Himself and saved me. i hope that whitney was regenerate. i won't know until i go up to Glory with the Lord...
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