On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston died. It was tragic that death came to her at a relatively young age. She was certainly talented. In 2009, the Guinness World Records named her as the most-awarded female act of all time. The records for sales of her albums are numerous. She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 hits. But in some ways also, her life was tragic. Whitney was a habitual drug and alcohol user.
When her song came on the radio, I asked Jewell what “the greatest love of all” was. Jewell sort of shrugged her shoulders and said, “Love for God?” I told her to listen. Then it got to the part where Houston sings, “Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.” So I asked Jewell, “Well?” She admitted that loving yourself is important but she thinks loving God is more important.
I believe Jesus would agree with Jewell. The song makes some important points about self-esteem. But we can over-emphasize the importance of self-esteem and if we say that loving self is the highest good, we have missed the boat.
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If Whitney Houston had loved God more and herself a little less, maybe she would not have died from drug abuse and left a daughter behind, suffering the loss of her mother.
–Paul Holland
