Nestled in the Woods

What a can of worms!  Miss Carrie Prejean is a beautiful woman and perhaps her beauty stems from more than her created physical appearance.  What she has inside of her may and should be a greater asset in the long run.  But…
But the bigger question is should she have entered the world of beauty queens and undie modeling in the first place?  Where is the line to be drawn on limits for a beautiful Christian woman?   Here is the Christian principle (Colossians 3: 17) “…whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
A rule of thumb for me has always been, “Is what I want to do something I would want to invite Jesus along to do, too?”  I believe the Scripture is clear about how we are to present our public image.  Somehow, I don’t think that undie or bikini modeling is what St. Paul had in mind when wrote to Timothy, “…women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control…  but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works” (I Timothy 2: 9-10).  It is right to profess godliness, to do good works, and to take a stand against what is wrong.  Miss Prejean has done these things, according to the media; however, young women seeking role models need to step back a half-step and consider that a role model should demonstrate everything the role suggests.  The difference, perhaps, is this example of womanhood a “star” who happens to be a Christian, or is she a Christian, who works out her Christianity by Christian example no matter what she does.  As the latter, her desire to please Christ will allow her to ask what is right and good before pursuing her life choices.  Yes, we have Christian liberty.  In that liberty we are the most free when we please God and not ourselves.  We must make our choices, not based on what gratifies our pleasures, increases our possessions, or enhances our popularity or power; rather, we make those choices to bring the greater glory to God.