Okay this story is pretty bizarre right?
This story (tale) is still unravelling but what we do have in front of us is a "girlfriend" (Lennay Kekua) that doesn't exist whos story of battling Leukemia and eventually dying from the disease was inspirational to him (Manti T'eo) throughout this football season.
The craziness stems from the fact that it's all a big hoax.
The questions still being asked are many but derive from 2 angles:
Was Manti T'eo duped by this "person" and who knows why???
or
Was he actually a part of the concocted 'fib' to generate sympathy for a few different reasons?
And the media scrutiny is harsh to say the least...
How about we pull that "magnifying glass" off of Manti T'eo and those involved in this folk tale and spin it around onto ourselves.
....and ask...
Have I ever stretched the truth to gain some sort of personal interest?
Have I ever exaggerated a story or event to make it sound more appealing?
Have I ever played with the numbers in order to benefit myself?
Have I ever shared a story with others without knowing for certain if it was 'real' or if those were the 'actual' facts but told it anyway because it always gets a bunch of laughs?
I mean we could go and on and on with these type of questions couldn't we?
So let's pull back a minute from all the media frenzy of today and step outside this bizarre story and look at our own bizarre story.
We are all broken, we are all in need of saving and when left to operate in the ways of the world then we can answer YES to every one of those questions posed earlier and we can add many, many more.
Let's use a bizarre story like we have today
to be grateful for Amazing Grace
to be thankful for Unending Mercy
to be blessed with God's Abundant Love in Jesus Christ
that our past can be forgiven, we have a purpose in the present, and hope for the future spending an eternity with Creator God in heaven.
"He heals the broken, and bandages their wounds." Psalm 147:3
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