The Reasons As To Why There Are A Lot Of Celebrity Scandals In The Press In Recent Times - Hobbies

Have you ever considered why so many rich and famous people seem to mess up their lives so severely? We read about celebrity scandals divorces, DUIs and substance overdoses every day. Even though they have the esteem of tens of thousands of fans and every luxury money can buy, celebrities still can't get it right. So what's the problem?

Hardly a week goes by that we don't read about another celebrity getting in trouble with the police or making an embarrassing statement publicly.

Some could very well argue that the fraction of celebrities messing up is no greater than that of the general population, but it just seems so because they get national press coverage, while the average person does not.

Nevertheless, these celebrity scandals are flummoxing to the rest of us. We see people who have no money troubles, who are revered by millions of fans, and who seem to be on top of the world, making major league mistakes.

We wonder why they let alcohol or narcotics ruin their lives. We imagine that if we were in their position, we'd act more responsibly.

Many of us, even Christians, still believe the delusion that if we had millions of dollars, all our problems would simply go away. We look at our mortgage, car payment, utility bills, insurance, and other expenses and daydream about how terrific it would be to be rich.

Celebrities don't have those routine worries any more, yet something else is eating at them. Something so deep that even millions of dollars can't resolve it. It eats at all of us. It's a longing we're unable to vocalize, until we stop looking for a quickie and start looking at God. He has the answer because he engrafted the question in us in the first place.

When Jesus Christ said, "I am the way and the truth and the life," (John 14:6) he gave us that answer, still so many of us are still looking somewhere else.

In our own little ways, we're all guilty of latching on to someone or something and trying to find our worth in it. We don't have riches or fame, but we place our trust in something just as impermanent.

Maybe it's our job. Maybe it's our impeccable possessions. Maybe it's some talent or quality that sets us apart from everybody else. We want to feel in control of our life, and we gravitate toward things that promise to give us that sense of command. When that person or thing disappears or fails us, we too are in danger of melting down.

Disillusion throws us two choices: We can self destroy, and that seems the easier way. There's an element of self punishment to it, and we feel so bad that punishment seems appropriate .

The other option is to turn to the one who can rejuvenate us. God offers not punishment, but forgiveness and healing. His rehabilitation of us, done out of love and not money, is complete and long lasting, but it's a relentless programme that calls us to follow his counsel faithfully, for the rest of our life.

Millionaire celebrity or minimum wage labourer, we're all searching for a rightness that will let us sleep at night. We want to look in the mirror and be at ease with who we see. We want to exchange that gnawing emptiness with composure and inner peace.