I have an experience to share regarding this…the first week of my senior year, I started back to the courses that I take at the college. A person who had come into the program was decked out in what any average joe would call “goth clothes”. Spikes, mesh, extra zippers, you name it. He had it on. Immediately, I did what we are all guilty of (and bad at) doing…I judged him. That was before one morning when he and I sat and had a discussion about Christ. I came to find out that he was a devout Christian. He has his own band that is completely devoted to spreading the word of Jesus Christ, he had been on several mission trips (one to El Salvador) and spent a great deal of his time with his church, doing good works.

The casing of a bullet is made of beautiful gold. Still, it’s intent is to kill. The outside of a coconut is brown and coarse. Its inside is full of sweetness. We can never tell simply by outward appearence what the motives of a person are. We cannot also tell by the way someone professes their faith (or supposed faith) what their relationship with Jesus Christ is like. We have to trust the still small voice to give us guidance and discretion, and we must leave the Judgement to God. Take the time to learn someone’s name and to tell them about your own faith. Both of you may gain a great deal from the time well spent.