Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith. What tragedies occur when nations forget God.
History is replete with such examples.
And what tragedies can befall individuals and their families when they, too, forget God. I have seen men and women who have grown up in the church, profess to be Christians and been active in church work get caught up in the secular world system with its thirst for material gain and seek to climb the ladder of success and little by little drift away from the church, forsake their Christian heritage, and gradually forget God. Twenty years later, some have made shipwreck of their lives. Committing our lives to God won't deliver us from the problems of life, but faith in his Son, Jesus Christ, gives us an anchor to hold on to when the storms of life surround us and the tough times threaten to overwhelm us. Sometimes life can be heartbreaking.