note to friend

Today I wrote a note to someone I used to be aquainted with in while in HS. She's actually 2 years older than me, but anyways, she used to go to my church. I saw her profile picture on facebook today and I was shocked. I normally just breeze past things like that, and actually, i had seem her profile pic before just thinking she had slipped back into life without Christ. However her status comment allowed me to think differently...she said :"A woman's heart must be so hidden in Christ that a man must seek the Lord to find it." I thought it was profound. Then looking at her religious status I saw that she was a proclaimed Christian, but before reading her profile, I would have thought she was different based on her profile picture. I was little confused, but more so concerned. I really believe in living out what you proclaim yourself to be. If I proclaimed myself Jewish, I would need to live that way. Aside from religion, if I proclaimed myself "a generous person" I should have evidence to back it up, or else i'm lying, right? Same thing with saying you're a Christian. So, I'm not sure if I went about it the right way, but I sent her a message because I felt compelled to. I wasn't tryin to be overly righteous or holier than thou, because I am not. I'm just not. God's standard was perfection and I already failed that test, and that's why I need Christ. But today I wanted to encourage her to think in the other direction, and I tried to tell her that her picture was suggestive in love. If i did not love her, i wouldn't have told her and left her to get hurt....I have a responsibility to my fellow Christian to tell them the truth as God sees. I just have to make sure I see as he sees.

On a normal day, I wouldn't have felt compelled to do so, but for some reason today, and even the other day at Starbucks meeting this girl who was a proclaimed stripper. She even asked me if i listened to Merilin Manson. I said no, but we talked a while. I will pray for her heart to see God, but at the moment all I could do was love. Not because of me, but because of Him.

Here it is below (the note to a friend):

Hey Shelly*! I really liked your the quote on your status:"A woman's heart must be so hidden in Christ that a man must seek the Lord to find it."
I definately agree with you on this statement, but I got a different message after looking at your profile picture...I'm sorry you may not like what you're about to read, but as your sis in Christ I felt I had to tell you this out of love: I feel like the picture on your profile is really suggesting something opposite of what your saying. I'm definately not perfect, and I stuggle with things. i'm not trying to bring you down by any means. However, to me the pic suggests that your seductive, and you are more after a man's heart than God's. I'm no expert, but you'll probably attract many guys who's hearts are no where near God, just because they're attracted to you physically.I'll just end this this:
10A wife of noble character who can find?She is worth far more than rubies.
11Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. Love ya.
-Randi

Thats all for today.

**name changed to conceal identity. She knows who she is. = )