Corey Haim "The Lost Boy"
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:05 pm
Early this morning actor Corey Haim passed away from a drug overdose. I felt a peculiar mix of emotions about the whole tragedy. One reason being that he was another string of child actors, from my generation, that has fallen from the grace of Hollywood into a life of obscurity, drugs and despair. It seems that child stars from the 80's onward are facing issues that were not as prevalent for child actors from preceding generations. Hollywood has continued to get progressively perverse and is now practically void of any moral standards. And it reflects in our children, in their actions, motivations, morals and their beliefs in spiritual matters. I wonder how much more so for those children that Hollywood uses to spread their values and morals in television shows and movies.
It has always bothered me when I hear that one of the child actors from my era has either been using drugs or has passed away. But the news of Corey Haim hit a little closer to home. About four months ago on a Saturday morning I took my family to "Frank and Sons", which is basically a huge warehouse were vendors come to sell collectibles and sports memorabilia on the weekend, to buy my girls some Pokemon figures. One thing about Frank and Sons is that they occasionally have a guest celebrity, maybe a wrestler or sports figure, who will be there for several hours to sign autographs for a few bucks. On the day that we went the guest celebrity was Corey Haim, as they announced over the PA system a list of his movies including the "The Lost Boys", how appropriate a title. I think I'll add that to the title of this thread.
I was curious to see him, partly because it's somewhat surreal whenever you come across an actor or celebrity. Living in Southern California you eventually run into a few of them. I know my wife was curious to see him, after all he was the "teen heartthrob" back in the day. When Corey Haim finally did arrive my wife and I were rather thrown back at his condition. Granted his physical presence was not that encouraging, reeking of cigarettes and most likely a couple of days away from his last shower. But the condition I am referring to was his spiritual condition. The man simply had an oppression upon him and it made both of us quite uncomfortable. My wife would later say that he was sad and broken. However he put up a good front being very courteous and friendly. I passed by with my youngest daughter and he immediately gave her a wave, a grin and a "hi sweetie".
While all this was going on the Holy Spirit was convicting my heart to witness to him. The Lord provided the opportunity and all He needed was a willing vessel. Unfortunately none could be found. It grieved me later that afternoon for not being a faithful servant. He was on my mind for several weeks after that day and I soon buried my regret. Until I woke up this morning and received the news of his passing, and now I think I will not forget what happened for who knows how long. The Lord had shown me the burden of this man's heart on that day and now it has become my burden to carry. The morning news gave all of twenty seconds in remembrance of Corey Haim, and I'm wondering if I'll still remember him in heaven. Causes me to want to be more diligent concerning the movement of the Holy Spirit in my life. How about you?
It has always bothered me when I hear that one of the child actors from my era has either been using drugs or has passed away. But the news of Corey Haim hit a little closer to home. About four months ago on a Saturday morning I took my family to "Frank and Sons", which is basically a huge warehouse were vendors come to sell collectibles and sports memorabilia on the weekend, to buy my girls some Pokemon figures. One thing about Frank and Sons is that they occasionally have a guest celebrity, maybe a wrestler or sports figure, who will be there for several hours to sign autographs for a few bucks. On the day that we went the guest celebrity was Corey Haim, as they announced over the PA system a list of his movies including the "The Lost Boys", how appropriate a title. I think I'll add that to the title of this thread.
I was curious to see him, partly because it's somewhat surreal whenever you come across an actor or celebrity. Living in Southern California you eventually run into a few of them. I know my wife was curious to see him, after all he was the "teen heartthrob" back in the day. When Corey Haim finally did arrive my wife and I were rather thrown back at his condition. Granted his physical presence was not that encouraging, reeking of cigarettes and most likely a couple of days away from his last shower. But the condition I am referring to was his spiritual condition. The man simply had an oppression upon him and it made both of us quite uncomfortable. My wife would later say that he was sad and broken. However he put up a good front being very courteous and friendly. I passed by with my youngest daughter and he immediately gave her a wave, a grin and a "hi sweetie".
While all this was going on the Holy Spirit was convicting my heart to witness to him. The Lord provided the opportunity and all He needed was a willing vessel. Unfortunately none could be found. It grieved me later that afternoon for not being a faithful servant. He was on my mind for several weeks after that day and I soon buried my regret. Until I woke up this morning and received the news of his passing, and now I think I will not forget what happened for who knows how long. The Lord had shown me the burden of this man's heart on that day and now it has become my burden to carry. The morning news gave all of twenty seconds in remembrance of Corey Haim, and I'm wondering if I'll still remember him in heaven. Causes me to want to be more diligent concerning the movement of the Holy Spirit in my life. How about you?
Of course Corey wasn't as much into drugs back then. But he was a lost soul.. The problem with him was that the drugs clouded his judgment. He had some pretty bad issues, being a kid star in the limelight then having that all pulled away.. I don't know what it would have took to get him off his course. But I wouldn't feel too bad about it.. The main thing is that you showed him love. And to me that shows what God is all about... 
