I Look To You

Who doesn't know Whitney Houston's story? Who doesn't know what this woman has gone through in her life and career, especially the past 10 years. Well, if you haven't, you certainly did if you catched her interview on Oprah the last 2 days. I certainly was not lost on what she went through and found myself very dissapointed in her, as was the rest of her fans and support. If I ever made a joke or said anything sideways about her drug use, or marriage to Bobby Brown, I realize now it was all in the dissapointment of what I felt about what she was doing to herself. At the height and peek or her career, things seemed to fall down very fast.
What didn't Whitney attest to in the interview. She basically covered everything. And whatever we thought we knew, she certainly confirmed for us. Let me tell you about trials though, Whitney's testimony is a culmination of what we all go through in some aspect or another. The key is getting through it and coming out on the other side. And she has done just that and more. She looks great, she seems to be doing so much better, and of course she has the greatest support system and fans in the world. No matter what jokes we may have said, or things we expressed that seemed to put her down, i'm sure I speak for a whole lot of people when I say how proud we are that she has made it through. I don't have to tell you what got her through it all now, do I?
Is Bobby a bad guy? Certainly not. Those who know me knows definitely that Bobby and the New Edition crew are my boys 100 grand. I will always be fair though and not let my bias form uneven opinions of anybody. But people will always continue to label him with the stigma he's been known for for over 2 decades. So the Whitney Houston interview will probably not help his reputation with the people that have their minds set already. However, Bobby has always been Bobby. He's gone through things just like Whitney and the rest of us. He did the drugs just like she did. Now, maybe Bobby Brown has no business doing anything to enhance his already crazy behavior because that's when things will get dangerous for somebody like him. I am all for the staying together of any couple, especially married couples. But I guess Whitney could take but only so much and she had to do what she had to do in the end. I still do hope there was something, anything they could have done to repair their situation. Once someone gets spit and cheated on (numerous times) though, i'm sure that would be hard for anybody to come back on. To Whitney's credit, she certainly did try. With all of this though, Bobby seems to be doing much better himself and will hopefully get and keep his act together. He's currently touring with Heads of State (featuring him, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill), was recenly part of the New Edition tribute to the Jackson 5 on the 2009 BET awards, and will hopefully be part of the New Edition tour when that comes back around again. I pray for him just as much as I pray for Whitney Houston and their beatiful daughter Bobbi Kristina (yes guys, she is lovely, but I am not R. Kelly so do not worry).
So, no matter what we may say, do or think, we cannot judge. As i've said before, we will only be judged by Him. I know for sure though, He is smiling down on his angel Whitney for pulling through and trusting in Him once again. That's the testament of a true spirit who didn't "know her own strength." So true isn't it, we normally do not know our own strength until we are tested, down and out, backs against the wall. So thank you Whitney, for the inspiration, courage, and perseverance you have displayed.

The title of her album is apply named "I look To You". We all look to someone. I know who I look to. And He is here with us always!! Believe in Him and all will come to past.