In the week that saw the death and burial of singer mega-star Whitney Houston, known for her struggles with addiction, Daniel Radcliffe has once again spoken out about his struggles with alcohol and his decision in 2010 to go ‘teetotal’. Listening to bits of Daniel Radcliffe’s interview on Radio 1, I was really struck by his honesty about  the drawbacks of fame and money and in particular their ability to fulfil you. Meeting and chatting with young people every day, I am so aware of the desire so many have to be rich and famous, claiming that would mean their life would be sorted, they would be happy. But if this isn’t the case, then what does sort your life out? What makes you happy?

I know that if I went around and asked lots of people this question they would give me many answers, but I wonder how many would give the same answer no matter what they are facing in life – whether things are going well or badly?

Yesterday at college we were looking at Acts 17:27 and I realise that you can take this to the cheesy, evangelical ‘God-shaped hole in everyone’ analogy, but the point is that the Bible teaches that we are all made to seek God; that the fulfilment we search for in fame and fortune, careers, relationships, sport, drinking, drugs (etc…), won’t be found in those things. But this verse also reminds us that we have to make a choice – we all seek God (often in the wrong places), but we need to choose whether to reach out to him or not.