You have never met me. And honestly, you probably never will. Several years ago I watched you on Disney Channel with my little girl. We loved Hannah Montana. We watched it as a family. We loved to see you on tv. We loved what you stood for in life. I liked knowing that you were working with your dad. At the time it appeared you would survive childhood stardom unscathed.
Sadly, I was wrong. Apparently you didn't survive and thrive. You gave in to the inordinate amount of pressure that the spotlight brings. As I see it, you have fallen to nearly the bottom. Maybe you are about to hit rock bottom. I don't know. But there are some things I do know.
Miley, I'm sorry that when you were that 'good girl' I didn't pray for you. It didn't matter that you were a good influence with seemingly good parents. What mattered was that because you were a good role model you were going to be under more attack, under more pressure than the others in the spotlight. I'm sorry that it took the decisions you are making now to send me a wake up call. I'm sorry that when you look in the mirror you don't see someone who is abundantly loved by JESUS! I'm sorry you don't see your beauty.
If your goal was to gain attention, you have accomplished that. If your goal was to gain respect...as a whole, you have lost that from most of the people I know. But I also believe you can change. You can become a good role model again. You can show people the saving grace and mercy of Jesus. I believe you don't want to go back to being Hannah Montana. I can understand that. I'm thankful I don't have to be the person I was in my teens. But you can go back to being a good role model for women everywhere. You could revolutionize pop culture like you revolutionized Disney Channel sitcoms.
So here is my promise, I promise to pray for you. I don''t even believe you will ever see this. But I still promise. I will pray for your parents. I will pray that God sends people into your life that show you the way to Jesus. I will pray you become a good role model again. I will ask others to pray for you too. Because even though I don't know you my heart aches for you. I know you must be hurting about something to act the way you have been. So I will simply pray.
Kristen
(Side note to my friends who are moms: I know this may seem out there but honestly Miley could be any one of our adult children. We would want everyone who interacted with them to pray for them. To be Jesus to them. I have never prayed for a celebrity before this but I am truly praying. Please pray with me. This girl who was given her name because she lights up a room when she smiles could dynamically change the world for Jesus. Or she could continue down this path and draw others with her to Satan.)
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