Thursday, December 20, 2007
And the News of the Day is Jamie Lynn Spears
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There is a war raging in Iraq. American troops by the thousands defend our freedom in what they refer to as the "sandbox." On the homefront, for the first time in our nation's history, a woman is making a serious attempt to gain her party's presidential nomination. Worldwide, mothers and fathers and doctors and lawyers and missionaries and caregivers are striving to make this world a better place, and what is the news of the day? Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant. Sixteen-year-olds get pregnant every day. This young woman makes the news because for some reason, we think that she should be "above" that. She's beautiful, rich, has a popular TV show, and has become something of a role model for tween girls. Here's the problem: Beauty, wealth, and fame are not the credentials for being a role model. When I think about role models, I think of one word: surrendered. The kind of person I want my kids to emulate is one who is fully surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. This person will not be perfect, simply surrendered. And that surrendering occurs on a daily basis--and in my life, at times it must occur moment by moment. The world's idols will fail and fall. Encouraging young girls to admire and imitate a shallow, lost youth is recipe for more shallow, lost youths. Like any teen who practices premarital sex, the odds for pregnancy were great. The fact that Spears said it was "unexpected" reflects the attitude of invincibility prevalent in this culture: Somehow, no matter what I do, I am exempt from the consequences. If your daughter is a fan, now is a great time to discuss what has happened and why it happened. Be sure to point out the fact that the baby has no say in what is going on, yet this child becomes an innocent victim of someone else's poor choices. Pray today for Jamie Lynn and her family to come face to face with Christ through these circumstances. God often uses babies as heavenly agents of deliverance, redemption, and restoration. To return to Rebecca's website, please click here. |
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