Confession of a Failed Fan

Just recently I heard some news about an artist that I have respected, admired, and cherished for years. It devastated my heart. I know that all humans make mistakes, and my friends kept reassuring me that it was in the past and the people involved were probably over it-- or at least healing.
I seriously had to stop and ask myself: "Why are others able to accept this news so well while, at the same time, I feel like another beautiful page has been ripped out of my coloring book?" I just feel like so much in my world, my friends' world, and the world at large turn out to be the total opposite of what they seem. When I heard this news, I just felt like saying... "Really? Really? Can't one thing, one person stay untainted?"
Unfortunately,the answer is no. And sometimes we feel that, because we are all imperfect, we just need to accept it when we face things of this nature and shrug it off. But I disagree on this point.
Are we all fallen? Yes. (Romans 3:23). Should we expect everyone to fail now and then? Yes. To expect perfection from anyone is an unhealthy expectation. But a healthy trust in people is necessary. We are all capable of falling. But, even more so, by the grace of Christ, we are all also capable of being all that God has made us to be.
So, sometimes, I think it's good to feel the dagger of betrayal prick your heart when someone lets you down. Sin hurts. And it NEVER just hurts the one who sins.
So I am sad. And that's ok. However, I will choose not to wallow in my disappointment-- for there lies a great difference, indeed, between acknowledging the state of the world and rolling about in its wastelands. If I choose to stay in the pits of the world's regret, I will never douse myself in its fountains of redemption!
(Nicole)