Not Just Bodies

Modesty matters because it’s not about you.

Wake up! We were never designed to say “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, do I look attractive at all?” We are called to bring attention to God, NOT to draw attention to ourselves. Life is not about drawing attention to you, no matter how cute you look in that dress. Each of us are called to live in love and that starts with what you wear. You probably don’t think the way you dress really impacts the world but it does. How you dress is how you stand out in a crowd.

Through this series we’ve explored so many aspects to modesty, honestly we could apply modesty to any of our post from here on out if we wanted to, because it does affect everything. It is the state of humility in our hearts. In which humility is this beautiful virtue that once you think you have it you lose it. Our outfits provide a whole statement before we ever open our mouths. What are you saying?

We often think and feel like it is just the man’s job to be respectful. We can dress however we want and they must respect us. What are you giving him to respect? Respect is an action of deep admiration for someone or something. What you show off is what they will admire. I hate to break it to you but if you show off some cleavage or walk around showing off all you got that is what they are going to deeply admire. A lady respected by gentlemen and a sister respecting their brothers has everything to show off but chooses not to show it.

I am sick and tired with girls complaining about boys not treating them correctly when they don’t have the decency to respect their own bodies. However y’all that statement makes me so guilty of judging my sisters and jumping to conclusions when this is a matter that comes to the heart and is something I can not judge my sisters for. I know that I can be so hypocritical, I am far from perfect. While it is not my place to judge my sisters dressing modestly with radically transform the way you are treated and will change the world we live in.

We couldn’t stress the need and importance of modesty enough, because it is something each of us struggle with daily. I know I’m so tempted to buy the dress or top that perfectly frames my cleavage and positive body features. Honestly I try the “scandalous” clothes on all the time. It is really difficult to fit into the mold that the world doesn’t encourage.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall… does my outfit point to God at all?

(Don’t just wear an I love Jesus shirt, modesty matters take this seriously!)

Ladies, modesty is worth it! I promise you! It is so worth it to be modest and practice outward humility. It can be difficult to do. We’ve talked a lot about modesty and we haven’t given you a specific set of rules because we believe that is a personal decision. Defining what it means to you is something we do not want to do for you but it is our prayer that this series helped you with as I know it has helped me.