Comments on: Whitney Houston interviewed by Oprah Winfrey my perspective on it all

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:30:12 +0000

Hi Mary!
It’s so great to know that our God can take a seemingly impossible situation and turn it completely around.
Luke 1:37
“For with God nothing will be impossible.”

When we hang onto Him an don’t focus on the current circumstances we’re able to move forward.
I’ll be praying for your son and that he may discover God’s calling for His life and immerse himself in it.
I’m so glad I met you
In Christ,
Eren

By: Mary Lutz

Mary Lutz — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:46:36 +0000

Hey Eren,

Great inspiring post!!! It encourages me because my son is an addict and he knows the Lord. I’ve been praying for him for over a year now to come back to the Lord, and the prayers are working. He’s been talking to me about coming back to church and going back to AA. I am beginning to see changes in him already. All hope is not lost.

Thanks!

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:51:32 +0000

@LaTara – I believe that’s why the interview touched me so much too. Because she’s recovered from such a dark place. I cried like a baby – LOL.
Thanks for commenting

By: LaTara Ham-Ying

LaTara Ham-Ying — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:47:05 +0000

I too was inspired by the Whitney interviews. Seeing how she same back from such a dark place should give many the hope they need to stand and when they have done all they can to still stand. Blessing to you!

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:03:17 +0000

@Jason – LOL Yeah I think mostly girls did that hee hee.

@Shine – I’m glad you love Whitney too. We all need to support her so she can stay on track.

All the best,
Eren

By: shine

shine — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:50 +0000

I love Whitney, wen i`m child love your song, i wish her all my luck!

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:36:03 +0000

Great article Eren. Very inspiring.

I can’t say that I pretended to be Whitney Houston as a child though

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:54:45 +0000

Oh yes Sire. I agree that no amount of stuffing can do any good.
It all comes down to free will. Everyone is free to do what they choose in their lives. We are all being tested. Will we choose freely to love Him or to go after something else?
Love can’t be forced. It has to come from within or else it isn’t real. Many are in “church” but don’t have a relationship with their Creator. What good is that? Playing religion will get us nowhere. It’s all about relationship.
The religious folk of Jesus’ day (the pharisees) were just evil. They did not care about God. They did not fulfill the greatest commandment which is “love your neighbor as yourself”. They wanted to twist Scripture to their own advantage.
It’s all in the heart and we can not hide from God.
When we come to Him with the right attitude, he will do the work in our hearts and transform us through our faith in Him.
Blessings to you my friend,
Eren

By: Sire

Sire — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:17:55 +0000

The problem is Eren that people do look for alternatives, and not good ones at that. You can't go stuffing God down their throats either as that does more harm than good. I've lost count how many times I've read the Bible. I can't recall one time when Jesus would brow beat his message to his followers. He spoke, and they either listened or they didn't. Those who got the message may follow the way, but whether they stuck to it or not all depended on how much they wanted to give up their old life.

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:07:44 +0000

@BK - I have to agree with you. Love is what is missing in this world. People tend to judge with such meanness in their hearts. We have to rethink and ask ourselves: "Would we be talking like this if this were my daughter or mother or sister?" If we ask ourselves that question before speaking. Unfortunately people don't have love in their hearts. But I choose to not be one of those meanies. I teach my boys to be loving and caring too. @Sire - Yes my friend there is no other alternative. We either believe or what do we have in this life? Nothing can fill that hole in us that only God can fill. He is our source of joy and we need to find ways to be more and more immersed in His love. It is His presence that takes us through everything. Every single step.

By: Sire

Sire — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:44:10 +0000

God is always watching, but he leaves us to our own devices. There are times when we lose our way, but each time there is a door that leads to salvation. We only have to open that door, and it seems that Whitney had the fortitude to do that.

It sort of reminds me of a photo I once saw that had a set of foot prints and someone asking him why God had deserted him, and God replying that He hadn’t deserted him at all, that when the two sets of footprints disappeared into one was when the need was the greatest and God carried him over the hurdles.

One just has to believe.

By: BK

BK — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:13:35 +0000

This is probably one of my favorite songs from Whitney Houston. I agree with you on your reply to Ching Ya that most of the time the media is ruthless and lacking on love; they have forgotten that celebrities are humans too. Celebrities probably undergo a lot of stress especially constantly under the watchful eyes of the general public. They could have made very simple mistakes just like anyone else but usually their mistakes were magnified many times just because they are celebrities. Although I agree that celebrities being public people should be good role models, we need to remind ourselves that they too are humans.

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:33:44 +0000

@Roy - Thanks. It is the inspiration from Above that keeps us going and we should never lose that no matter how hard things get.

@MariLee – me too! LOL

@Mom (Kathleen) - So glad you came by and made your fist comment on my blog. I was so happy I tweeted about it. Just today I was thinking: God must really love me because he gave me ♥ YOU ♥ . It’s an honor to be your daughter.

@John – I totally understand where you’re coming from. I once didn’t believe in God either. But all of that changed after a few experiences that I had. Actually I might do a podcast about that sometime.
It’s always a pleasure to have you here

@Ching Ya – Thanks so much for your kind words.
Most of the time the media is ruthless and lacking on love and empathy towards celebrities. Just because celebrities have money doesn’t mean that they don’t suffer and have real problems. I agree with you that we should always give others a second chance. It’s the principle of love.

By: Ching Ya

Ching Ya — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:49:26 +0000

Eren, Thanks so much for sharing such an inspirational post of a public figure we once loved, and hopefully love again. I haven't got the chance to watch the interview but upon reading this, I hope I get to. I sincerely wish Whitney best in her career and life. To start afresh is never easy, she must've taken a lot of courage to stand up again. Everyone deserves a second chance. Thanks so much for visiting earlier. Best wishes to you and family as well! God bless. @wchingya Social/Blogging Tracker

By: John Sullivan

John Sullivan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:12:03 +0000

While reading the voice in my mind was saying doesn’t this girl know there is no God and Whitney is a whack job and she should consider herself very lucky because many don’t make it back from such strong addictions…
But your passion for the Lord can easily soften even the hardest hearts
Excellent thanks

By: Kathleen Coelho

Kathleen Coelho — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:28:30 +0000

I remember a young teen at her Sweet Sixteen birthday party singing a Whitney Houston song for her guests.....afterwords her cousin commented..."Wow, Eren, that was a great dubbing!" Mother replied, "Dubbing nothing...that was Eren!" Being in tv, her cousin wanted to launch her into a singing career....but mom nipped that in the bud in 2 seconds flat!

By: MariLee Parrish

MariLee Parrish — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:28:33 +0000

Great post! I have always loved Whitney! I used to pretend to be her when I was little (I LOVE to sing!)

By: Roy Montero

Roy Montero — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:26:26 +0000

Hi Eren, What an inspirational message you had in you! I'm so glad that you decided to express how you felt about one of your role models and heros. I also agree with your prodigal son analogy and how many of us can relate with that parable and say ... But for the grace of God there go I? Thanks again Eren for all of your inspirational posts. Your Friend, Roy Montero