Be careful what you wish for

More "celebrity news" today as Britney Spears is taken into hospital and looses custody of her two boys and BBC children's television presenter Mark Speight is arrested on suspicion of murder after his fiancee was found dead in the bathroom of their London flat. I wonder did either of these two personalities see today as a picture in the future when they embarked on their careers? I doubt it.

How different are we from them though I wonder. Don't we all think life would be better for us if [add your answer here]. Isn't the reality though as we slowly progress through life and acieve many of our dreams and aspirations that once achieved they're nothing like we imagined.

A business friend of mine sold his company recently and, much to my envy, was in a position to buy himself the Ferarri 355 spider he'd always wanted. After taking me for a breathtaking ride in it (they should put wipers on the seat as well as the windscreen) I asked him what it felt like, owning and driving his own Ferarri. His answer "Not the buzz I'd thought it would be".

It's no wonder then that God who made us, tries to focus our attention on Him rather than the stuff we think will fill and fix our lives. I guess that's why the first commandment; to love Him with all our hearts and the second; not to have any graven image (material things) in place of him have been placed there to protect us from our own self-destruction.

As we all look on the continuing stories of the lives of these celebs, let's maybe use them as a pointer to direct us to a better way of life.