Should we pray for Lamar Odom? Is the ailing basketball star really deserving of our support when his own actions put him in this situation?
This open letter says yes, and the reason is profoundly simple.
While no one with a heart wishes Odom harm, or isn’t pulling for his recovery, there has been some real backlash to recent media coverage.
Is he really deserving of our hopes and prayers, however?
To some critics, claiming he is “battling for his life” after an overdose of his the drug addict’s making is disrespectful to other people in crises.
But perhaps that’s missing the bigger picture in all of this.
We’ll turn it over the most moving open letter to Lamar Odom written since he nearly lost his life, and reflect upon its humbling, sage words.
Excerpts below. Comments are encouraged …
Dear Lamar Odom,
I don’t know if you will ever get a chance to read this or not but I just wanted you to know that I’m praying for you.
Let me tell you that I’m not praying for you because you’re name is trending on social media.
I am praying for you because some years back I was in the same predicament you are in now.
We don’t have the same story or had the same events happen that lead us to fight for our lives but we do have something in common…
What might that be?
People are praying.
People are praying for you, like the way people were praying for me. They might be or not be the people you know or people you’ll ever meet.
Even though you can’t hear those prayers, God hears every single one of them.
From the prayers coming from your love ones, those who know you, fans, and those who haven’t heard about you until now.
Let me just tell you that those prayers are powerful.
Despite what the doctors said, God gave me another chance to live. I was given another chance at life because of those prayers.
Another chance to live life, see my love ones again, and grow in years.
Now the reason why I give the credit to “God” is because I would have never woken up from that coma by myself.
God woke up me because he had a plan for my life, like he has always had a plan for your life.
I want you to know that if God does decide to wake you up, know that he’s plan for your life will be fulfilled if you let him.
You see God looks pass your addictions, mistakes, what people may think of you, and the current events that lead you to be in your present situation.
His main focus is the condition of our heart and soul. As you can tell, that’s all it comes down to at the end.
God is a God of many chances, no matter how many times we reject them.
He doesn’t give us chances to become “religious” but chances to have a “relationship” with him.
If he does choose to give you another chance at life, I can only pray you will choose to take him up on one of those chances.
It might be hard at first. In fact, it might the most hardest thing you will ever do. You will struggle from time to time. But get this … IT’S OKAY.
God knows the things you will have to face and overcome, he just doesn’t want you to do it alone anymore.
Once you start building your relationship with God, you’ll see. You will discover how God will use the little things to get your attention.
Now I can go on and on about how awesome God is … but in reality you can only find out when you give him a real chance to show you.
You are in God’s hands now. This will be the greatest fight of your life. I pray God’s plan for you may be fulfilled. We are all praying for you!
Remember: It’s never too late with God
Sincerely,
Lilly N
