Facebook is a funny critter. On the one hand, it’s exciting, because you get to experience your friends momentous events at a distance – like gender reveals, weddings, and graduations. But on the other, it’s discouraging – you see all of your own struggles played out in other people’s lives while they seemingly couldn’t care less.

Here’s what I mean:

I love being friends with so many Christians. I love to see the good things people are doing for our God, and am encouraged to do more in my own life because of these positive influences. I love being united through a social medium so that I can rejoice when a soul is added to the church all the way across the world from me. There are so, so many things to love about Facebook, and I really, really do love those things.

But then there are days like earlier this week, where the weather is warm and the immodesty starts creeping out. Short running shorts or tight tank tops or beach pics…they all expose more of my Christian sisters than I want to see – than I want my husband to see! – and these ladies don’t seem to care.

It’s a struggle, because modesty doesn’t come easily for me. And when I see immodesty paraded around, it’s difficult to want to continue doing what I know is right, especially when girls/women I look up to are the ones dressing that way.  And so I ask, who’s looking at you? Do you care? Do you realize so many are? What if everyone dressed like you? What if everyone posted the pictures you do? Is it helping the teen girl you mentor to be more pure? Is it a way you’d want someone to dress around your husband?

I don’t know who all you’re friends with, and who all is looking at your news feed, but I know I’m looking. Not in a weird, Facebook police way, but in a let’s see what good they’re doing way. And when I see that…when I see the lack of clothes…I don’t see Jesus. I don’t see the good works. I just see you, more of you than I’d want my husband to see, and it hurts me.

So let’s all be mindful, and as sisters, let’s watch out for each other. I know that I want (and need) you to see me and tell me when I’m doing something that could cause someone to stumble. I want others to watch me and to see Jesus, and to be able to model their lives after my example. And if I ever get in the way of that…get in the way of people seeing my Savior…I want you to tell me. That’s why I want you to watch. That’s why we should all be watching.

And, we should realize that the world is watching too. And the world is always looking for an excuse to not follow Christ. The world is always looking for easy Christianity – the kind that looks just like the world already looks. So let’s realize that not only are our sisters watching, but the world is watching, and let’s do our best to be the examples to both groups that we ought to be.