Steve McQueen Discovers The Faithfulness of GodSteve McQueen Discovers The Faithfulness of God
Posted by: LauraLoo415 in Affluence on Aug 25, 2010
The leading man of his day, with his rugged good looks, blond hair and blue eyes, Steve McQueen defined what being "cool" was for his generation. Born into a Catholic family, Steve McQueen, was a small town boy with little education who came from a broken home. He sought the love he had missed as a child in the adoration of fans of his many action movies including: The Great Escape, Bullitt, The Sand Pebbles, Papillon, The Getaway, and many others.
He lived a fast-paced life that often resembled one of his movies: fast cars, fast women, cigarettes and alcohol. He died at the age of fifty on November 7, 1980, after suffering from mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer. But that is not his entire story.
When Steve discovered he had lung cancer, he began to take stock of his life, and to look for the answers and for the hope he had not found during his lifetime. He wanted to know what came next and was yearning for hope in the "beyond." Both his third wife Barbara Minty and his flying instructor Sammy Mason encouraged him in his spiritual search.
McQueen eventually made it to a Billy Graham crusade. By the end of the meeting, Steve McQueen had given his heart to Jesus Christ. He still had many questions, though, and he sent word through one of the evangelists he wanted to meet with Billy Graham. They were able to meet in a limousine on the way to the airport.
McQueen told Graham be believed Jesus was the Son of God and he had put his trust there, but he had many questions about the scriptures. Most importantly, McQueen wanted to know how could he be sure heaven awaited him. Graham turned his Bible to Titus 1 verse 2: "In hope of eternal life, which God, WHO CANNOT LIE, promised before the world began..."
The was the verse he had longed to hear. McQueen was excited and asked, "What was that verse again?" and told Graham he needed a pencil and some paper so he could write down the verse. Billy Graham instead gave Steve McQueen his Bible.
McQueen went through bible studies with the Graham, and his favorite Bible verse was John 3:16 which reads, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life."
Some time after this Steve went to Mexico for some experimental cancer treatments. He died there... but that was not the end of Steve McQueen. They found his Bible in his hands, turned to Titus chapter 1, with his finger laid on top of that verse, his future sealed by God, WHO CANNOT LIE.
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Sonny Crockett - proof please?
It's a comforting theory, no doubt, that we'll all be just fine, but I don't think it squares with the facts, nor with the sense of justice we all have inside.
Stalin, Hitler, the murdering Khmer Rouge, you name it -- all just fine eventually, along with the sweetest, most pleasant of people (pick your own heroes here)? Not a chance.
I was fortunate to grow up in a Jesus loving family. My mom grew up on various Indian Reservations in the Oklahom Territory Her dad worked through the Indians when she was small. Then he got a job as a dragline operator in rural Cherokee Coumty and then she married my father - a widower with a 4.5 year old son (his wife died of TB. I always jknew John 3:16 was my guiding lot in life. I recently completed 28 years of Bible Study with 2 and 3 year old kids....many of those are now married and raising their children as Believers also. I remember Steve McQ.....he was (In my estimation) a hunk....but I admore him even more that he did finally address the fact that Jesus was important to him and to his life.
