Celebrity "Gossip"... So We Can Pray Better....

I figured today we would take a look at some relational love tanks in the "Hollywood" community. Of course, our perspective will definitely be obscured as we cannot see directly into the hearts and relationships of those among us, but they can definitely be a guide-of-sorts for us to observe and report.... (Don’t EVER watch that movie)... anyways...

Tiger Woods - This is definitely the time Tiger Woods' love tank is definitely on empty. Now maybe he is replacing his usual high octane (God's best choice, our spouses) with "cheaper versions" but in a relationship when your spouse or "dating partner" deserves your love the least, that is when they need it the most. As Christians, our job descriptions include loving... The fact that we are called "God's children" even though we fail Him daily is quite amazing. We need God's love the most when??? When we fail... when we're alone... when we're rejected... hit rock bottom... Just as we call out "the Big Guns" i.e. God... during chaos... so too does our love tanks... don’t turn your back on the one God has given you...

Brangelina- If you stand in any kind of line at a grocery store or wal-mart, you can’t miss this week’s headlines... well, it’s every week’s headlines, on Brad Pitt and Angelina... We have seen the titles of Brad back with Jen... this week is Angelina confessing her cheating sins... their time apart... Angelina's habit of crushing and dating all her co-stars... It never ends... It almost seems that society is screaming for them to split up... to fail... how do you succeed under that scrutiny... how do they look each other in the eyes and not ask the questions the headlines ask all of us? How do you really know the heart of the one you share your life with... the hidden demons... the past hurts... the past loves... how can your love tank ever be satisfied...How do you continue to love and trust someone, even the headlines warn you to be careful of??? When everyone begins whispering to you what you can’t believe or don’t want to hear...

The Bible says to put love in action... I John 3:18 Do not love in word or speech, but in deed and truth (action)... Love is not self-seeking... it rejoices in truth... it does not walk away... God never walks away from us... we are to mirror His love...

The Roloffs- I cannot believe that I am writing about the Roloffs from Little People Big World but many of us have been watching this series for 3 years now. It airs on TLC and like "Jon & Kate" (another show on TLC) the Roloffs have definitely been more vocal about the strain on their relationship. I am sure that having a camera crew in your face constantly may have something to do with the fact that you may begin to loathe your other half...but, to me, the Roloffs have done a great job with raising 4 children... They managed to keep all 4 kids active in sports, attending church, a Christian school, well-mannered, we haven’t seen any of the teens arrested yet... which is a hopeful sign... but it’s been a pleasure to watch... recently Amy has begin to voice to her husband that he does not spend enough time with her and the kids... he is always flying off early from vacations... on the computer.. Working on "projects", buying new cars, on the phone, as she sits alone while their son has ear surgery and so on...

Love is not self-seeking... love sits in the waiting room... for hours... how long do we want God with us... when we go thru the "daily surgeries of life"... We work tirelessly to get others to notice our worth and validate us with attention... yet we neglect the one we committed to... our husband/wife/b-friend/g-friend... we are so selfish... piled up in our worthless "projects" that only bring temporary satisfaction... but never fulfills us... get up! And spend time with your kids... spend time with your family...

We could go into Jon and Kate but I really despise advertising them in any way because I'm sick of hearing about their relationship... I care mostly about their kids... who have become another product of divorce statistics... In many cases, people do not choose divorce...but I believe that we should, at all costs, put forth our best efforts before we slam the door on our hearts, our commitments, our choices... because "if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows all things". I John 3:20...

Don’t give yourself to someone with hopes of receiving love in return... Learn to give love... Without compromising your soul...learn to love... what you have...