Enslaved

She told me her hair was long and that she did not wear any jewelry because of her parent's religion. She started telling me that her parents would get mad at her because she believed different. I told her what she believed me and that is when she started to expose herself, it was a dangerous position for her, even though we were talking in English. She said that she does believe in a creator but that she did not believe in Jesus. To understand a little bit of her background, she started telling me that Jesus seemed like a distant God and that he seemed to hate everyone who did not follow "the rules". Then i asked her what are the things they are suppose to follow...and then she started to list them: No jewelry, no make-up, no pants only skirts, you cannot cut your hair...and many more that i cannot remember. She started telling me that she didn't think God created for us to suffer, and I nodded my head in agreement. I felt sad when I was talking to her because she seemed enslaved in her own household. She told me that her parents would tell her that God will punish her for thinking like that, for thinking so freely. She kept on telling me that she didn't think God created for us to be unhappy; He wanted us to be happy. I started telling her about how "rules without relationship leads to rebellion", and she agreed with me. Then I asked her if i could tell her my story of how i came to believe in Jesus, and she agreed to listen to me. So i told her a little bit of my story and i told her that Jesus/God really loves her...she didn't seem to buy it but it was okay with me because I did not want her to draw away from me. Then i proceeded to ask her if she had an e-mail or something to contact her and she agreed to give me her e-mail. Afterwards she told me that she needed someone to talk to, and i told her I was glad to be e-mailing her. I felt sad after i talked to her...how can she see the Jesus that I have known? How will she know the love that He gives and wants her to have? There is just so much that a human can do...the only thing we have is our actions. What can we portray through them? I ask for those who are believers to pray for the ensalved and those who have religion but no relationship. I assure you that is a sad place to be, we must all strive to seek our Creator, because then we will have words, but no motivation and no unity or love. It is such a sad place to be.