1 Timothy 6
Sometimes life doesn't work out like you thought it would. And sometimes people become bitter against God for not allowing them to reach their dreams. But for the believer, learning to be content gives us the opportunity to trust God for things greater than our dreams. This is the lesson to be learned from the life of Chan Romero. He learned the secret of contentment.
His story starts on February 3, 1959, "the day the music died." On that day a small airplane carrying Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson, better known as the "Big Bopper," and Richie Valens of "La Bamba" fame crashed, killing all three of the men as well as the pilot. Among the people who took the news hard was a teenager in Billings, Montana, named Chan Romero. Romero and Valens had some important things in common: They were both seventeen years old, they loved music and they shared a Latino heritage.
Because of Romero's musical talent many people considered him to be Valens' successor. It didn't turn out that way, but Romero would tell you it turned out even better than he could have dreamed.
Shortly after Valens' death, Romero recorded his one and only hit, "The Hippy, Hippy Shake." It did better overseas than in the U.S. In Britain, the song was picked up by an upstart group called the Beatles. It reached the top of the charts.
At this point it was very tempting for Romero to dream of being a big star. But it didn't turn out that way. Within a year he was out of the music business. You might think that this would have crushed him but it didn't. That year he started a relationship with Jesus and it transformed his life.
When a reporter asked if he was disappointed in how things turned out Romero said he was very "content" with his life. He now writes gospel music and leads worship at his church. He does this with family; he is the father of eleven children. It is his "contentment" with the plan of God that has made all the difference. Rather than aiming to be the next Richie Valens, he aimed at becoming the best Christian, husband, father, and grandfather he could be. The first day of heaven will reveal the true gains that his "contentment" produced in his life.
1 Timothy 6:6 "But godliness with contentment is great gain."
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