Hopeless Grief ~
The tragedy of Anna Nicole Smith

There is an odd sadness in my heart for her.......as if I knew her. Perhaps because our sins were pretty much the same.

Ez 33:11 The Lord said "Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?"

Anna's life was lived in the here and now, and her joy was found in things of this life alone.....things that, when taken away.....would leave her without any hope whatsoever.
(Demonstrated by the grief over her son's death leading her to what seems to be suicide or perhaps an overdose of drugs that were used to try and escape the reality of her pain.)

Think about how terrifying that would be......to lose one you love, a child even.......and to not know where they are, not know why we're all alive if we're only going to die......not knowing the hope of the promise in Christ Jesus - forgiveness of sin, and life everlasting.........

So now, this superstar beauty queen who lived in trial after trial and from what we know, never saw herself in truth enough to seek repentance toward God.........is perhaps suffering ever more still.......for her infinite sins against Almighty God.
It's times like this that I am shocked at my own salvation.........WHY in the world was I given eyes to see the beauty of God's holiness - when prior to my conversion I was chasing after the same things as her?

She had everything that the world could offer, fame, beauty, money, children........and now..... she is separated from all of those things - forever....the worst part is that she is separated from the presence of God, whose kindness to her was meant to lead her to repentance and faith.

With this untimely death of a worldly sex-symbol........we need to re-examine our views......she IS an eternal being...... as the women who are just like her are.
Some of them may be sheep that need to hear the voice of their shepherd.

May we not forget to tremble ~

J2